Korean word

내리다

Pronunciation

Romanizationnaerida

Meaning

  • verbget off

Example

다음 정류장에서 내리세요.ta eum cheong nyu jang e seo nae ri se yo

Get off at the next stop.

Illustration for 내리다 (get off)

More examples

택시에서 내리면서 잔돈을 챙기세요.taek ssi e seo nae ri myeon seo chan do neul chaeng gi se yo

Have your change ready as you get out of the taxi.

Core concept

Moving from up to down, including going down from a bus or train and making something lower.

Common phrases

  • 버스에서 내리다peo seu e seo nae ri da

    get off the bus

  • 택시에서 내리다taek ssi e seo nae ri da

    get out of a taxi

Similar words

내려가다naeryeogada: Going down means moving away from a high place toward a lower place or level.
내려오다naeryeooda: Coming down means moving from above toward a nearby lower place.
떨어지다tteoreojida: Falling happens when an object or liquid drops naturally from above.
내려놓다naeryeonota: Putting an object down means placing a held object on a lower surface.

Definition in Korean

다른 것의 위치나 상태를 낮추거나 자연 현상이나 사람이 아래로 움직이는 것을 나타내는 동사로, 타동적·자동적 쓰임을 모두 가질 수 있다.ta reun keo sui wi chi na sang tae reul nat chu geo na cha yeon hyeon sang i na sa ra mi a rae ro um ji gi neun keo seul na ta nae neun tong sa ro ta dong jeok cha dong jeok sseu i meul mo du ka jil ssu it tta

Word origin

내리다 (naerida, "to go down or lower something") is a native Korean verb with an uncertain history, centered on the idea of moving something downward.

Usage tips

  • English uses different verbs for leaving a bus and for rain falling, but Korean can use the same verb for both, so word-for-word translation can mislead.

Other meanings

  • drop offverb
  • lowerverb
  • go downverb

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