Korean word

놓다

Pronunciation

Romanizationnota

Meaning

  • verbput

Example

컵을 테이블에 놓았어요.keo beul te i beu re no a sseo yo

The cup was put on the table.

Illustration for 놓다 (put)

More examples

가방을 의자에 놓았어요.ka bang eul ui ja e no a sseo yo

The bag was put on the chair.

Core concept

An object moves into a chosen place and stays there, or leaves a person's hand.

Common phrases

  • 가방을 놓다ka bang eul no ta

    put down a bag

  • 테이블에 놓다te i beu re no ta

    put on a table

Similar words

두다tuda: An object is placed in a chosen spot and left there.
내려놓다naeryeonota: An object is moved down from the hands or a higher place and set down.
놔두다nwaduda: An object or setting is left unchanged and untouched.
올려놓다ollyeonota: An object is placed on a higher surface and left there.

Definition in Korean

물건을 일정한 위치에 두거나 손에서 떼어 놓아 자유롭게 만드는 기본 동사mul geo neul il jeong han wi chi e tu geo na so ne seo tte eo no a cha yu rop kke man deu neun ki bon tong sa

Word origin

This native Korean verb developed a closely linked range covering both placing an object and freeing it from a hand.

Usage tips

  • English uses separate verbs for putting something down and releasing it, while Korean can use one verb for both, so the situation tells which meaning is intended.

Other meanings

  • let goverb

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