Korean word

녹다

Pronunciation

Romanizationnoktta

Meaning

  • verbdissolve

Example

뜨거운 물에 설탕이 녹아요.tteu geo un mu re seol tang i no ga yo

The sugar dissolves in hot water.

Illustration for 녹다 (dissolve)

More examples

뜨거운 팬에 버터가 금방 녹아요.tteu geo un pae ne peo teo ga keum bang no ga yo

The butter melts quickly in a hot pan.

Core concept

A solid gradually loses its shape and becomes part of a liquid or turns soft.

Common phrases

  • 설탕이 녹다seol tang i nok tta

    sugar dissolve

  • 버터가 녹다peo teo ga nok tta

    butter melt

Similar words

녹이다nogida: Causes a hard substance to lose its shape through added heat or liquid.
녹아내리다noganaerida: A solid melts and flows downward as its shape disappears.

Definition in Korean

고체나 단단한 것이 열이나 액체에 닿아 액체나 부드러운 상태로 바뀔 때 쓰는 자동사.ko che na tan dan han keo si yeo ri na aek che e ta a aek che na pu deu reo un sang tae ro pa kkwil ttae sseu neun cha dong sa

Word origin

It is a native Korean verb whose stem also forms a related causative verb meaning to make something undergo this change.

Usage tips

  • English separates changes that mix into a liquid from changes caused by heat, while Korean uses this everyday verb across both patterns.

Other meanings

  • meltverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 녹아들다nogadeuldadissolve intoverb
  • 녹아내리다noganaeridamelt awayverb

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