Korean word

날아다니다

Pronunciation

Romanizationnaradanida

Meaning

  • verbfly around

Example

벌이 꽃들 사이를 날아다녀요.peo ri kkot tteul sa i reul na ra da nyeo yo

A bee flies around among the flowers.

Illustration for 날아다니다 (fly around)

More examples

나비가 하늘을 날아다녀요.na bi ga ha neu reul na ra da nyeo yo

A butterfly flies around in the sky.

Core concept

Moving through the air from place to place instead of staying in one spot.

Common phrases

  • 하늘을 날아다니다ha neu reul na ra da ni da

    fly around in the sky

  • 집안을 날아다니다chi ba neul na ra da ni da

    fly around inside the house

  • 꽃 사이를 날아다니다kkot sa i reul na ra da ni da

    fly around among flowers

Similar words

날다nalda: Travel through the air using wings or by drifting in the wind.
날아가다naragada: Go flying away from where the movement began.
날아오다naraoda: Arrive at a person or place by flying through the air.
뛰어다니다ttwieodanida: Keep running back and forth across an area.

Definition in Korean

한곳에 머무르지 않고 이리저리 날며 이동하다.han go se meo mu reu ji an ko i ri jeo ri nal myeo i dong ha da

Word origin

날아 (nara, "fly") combines with 다니다 (danida, "move around") to express flying around repeatedly.

Usage tips

  • English fly can describe one trip or a general ability, while this word highlights repeated movement around an area.

Other meanings

  • flyverb
  • fly back and forthverb

Opposites

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