Korean word

눈뜨다

Pronunciation

Romanizationnuntteuda

Meaning

  • verbopen one's eyes

Example

햇빛에 눈을 떴어요.haet ppi che nu neul tteo sseo yo

I opened my eyes in the sunlight.

Illustration for 눈뜨다 (open one's eyes)

More examples

아기 울음에 눈떴다.a gi u reu me nun tteot tta

I opened my eyes when I heard a baby crying.

Core concept

Eyelids open and awareness returns, marking the moment of waking.

Common phrases

  • 창밖 소리에 눈뜨다chang bak so ri e nun tteu da

    open one's eyes at a sound from outside the window

  • 알람 소리에 눈뜨다al lam so ri e nun tteu da

    open one's eyes at the sound of an alarm

Similar words

깨다kkaeda: A person wakes from sleep and becomes alert again.
깨어나다kkaeeonada: A person regains clear awareness after sleep, unconsciousness, or mental fog.
일어나다ireonada: A person rises from lying down and sits or stands upright.
깨우다kkaeuda: A person causes someone who is sleeping to wake up.

Definition in Korean

눈을 열어 주변을 바라보거나 의식을 되찾다nu neul yeo reo chu byeo neul pa ra bo geo na ui si geul toe chat tta

Word origin

It combines the Korean words for eye and open, so opening the eyes naturally extends to waking.

Usage tips

  • The word can describe waking before any movement such as getting out of bed takes place.

Other meanings

  • wake upverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 뜨다tteudaopenverb
  • 눈뜨기nuntteugiopening one's eyesnoun

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