Korean word

날리다

Pronunciation

Romanizationnallida

Meaning

  • verbfly

Example

어제 공원에서 연을 날렸어요.eo je kong wo ne seo yeo neul nal lyeo sseo yo

I flew a kite in the park yesterday.

Illustration for 날리다 (fly)

More examples

청소하다가 바닥의 먼지를 날렸어요.cheong so ha da ga pa da gui meon ji reul nal lyeo sseo yo

While cleaning, I blew dust from the floor into the air.

Core concept

Something leaves the ground and travels through open air because a person sends it or wind carries it.

Common phrases

  • 연을 날리다yeo neul nal li da

    fly a kite

  • 깃발을 날리다ki ppa reul nal li da

    wave a flag

  • 먼지를 날리다meon ji reul nal li da

    blow dust into the air

Similar words

던지다teonjida: Throwing an object forward or upward with the hand.
날다nalda: Moving through the air by its own power or drifting lightly in the wind.
흩날리다heunnallida: Small, light things drifting and fluttering in different directions on the wind.
날아가다naragada: Flying away through the air and leaving the starting place.

Definition in Korean

물건을 공중으로 보내어 흩어지게 하다mul geo neul kong jung eu ro po nae eo heu seo ji ge ha da

Word origin

The word developed from the idea of flying by adding a causative element, so it describes making another thing fly.

Usage tips

  • English fly is often intransitive, while this Korean verb commonly takes the thing being sent as its object.

Other meanings

  • send flyingverb
  • blow awayverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 날려버리다nallyeobeoridablow awayverb
  • 날리기nalligiflyingnoun

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