Korean word

깔리다

Pronunciation

Romanizationkkallida

Meaning

  • verbbe laid

Example

거실 바닥에 카펫이 깔려요.keo sil pa da ge ka pe si kkal lyeo yo

A carpet is laid on the living room floor.

Illustration for 깔리다 (be laid)

More examples

공사 구간 도로에 전선이 깔려 있어요.kong sa ku gan to ro e cheon seo ni kkal lyeo i sseo yo

Electrical wires are laid along the road in the construction area.

Core concept

Something is spread over a wide area and stays in place as a covering or installed surface.

Common phrases

  • 바닥에 깔려 있다pa da ge kkal lyeo it tta

    be laid on a floor

  • 현관에 깔려 있다hyeon gwa ne kkal lyeo it tta

    be laid in an entryway

  • 카펫이 깔려 있다ka pe si kkal lyeo it tta

    carpet is laid

Similar words

깔다kkalda: To spread a flat item over a surface and leave it there.
놓이다noida: An object stays where it has been placed.
덮이다teopida: An outside covering hides the surface beneath it.
퍼지다peojida: Something slowly extends outward from one area to another.

Definition in Korean

사물이 넓게 펴져 다른 것을 덮거나 설치된 상태를 이르는 자동사.sa mu ri neol kke pyeo jeo ta reun keo seul teop kkeo na seol chi doen sang tae reul i reu neun cha dong sa

Word origin

Its form develops from the verb for spreading or laying something plus a form that presents the result as happening to the object.

Usage tips

  • For carpets, mats, and flooring, English may use laid, fitted, or installed depending on the context, while this Korean verb covers the shared result.

Other meanings

  • be installedverb
  • be coveredverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 깔개kkalgaematnoun

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