Korean word

데리다

Pronunciation

Romanizationterida

Meaning

  • verbpick up

Example

학교가 끝나면 내가 데리러 갈게.hak kkyo ga kkeun na myeon nae ga te ri reo kal kke

I'll go pick you up when school ends.

Illustration for 데리다 (pick up)

More examples

친구가 아파서 집까지 데리러 올게.chin gu ga a pa seo chip kka ji te ri reo ol kke

Since my friend is sick, I'll come pick them up at their house.

Core concept

One person goes to meet another person and brings that person along to travel or stay together.

Common phrases

  • 데리러 올게te ri reo ol kke

    come pick up

  • 데리러 갈게요te ri reo kal kke yo

    go pick up

Similar words

데려오다teryeooda: Bring a person or animal to the place where the speaker is.
데려가다teryeogada: Take a person or animal from the current place to another destination.
마중 나가다majung nagada: Go out to meet someone who is arriving and welcome that person.

Definition in Korean

다른 사람을 자기 곁으로 데려와 함께 이동하거나 머물게 하는 동사.ta reun sa ra meul cha gi kyeo teu ro te ryeo wa ham kke i dong ha geo na meo mul ge ha neun tong sa

Word origin

The exact historical origin is uncertain, but the verb forms a family with expressions that add the meanings go and come, linking it to taking someone along.

Usage tips

  • English pick up can mean lift an object, but this verb normally concerns picking up a person, so the human passenger is the useful first image.

Other meanings

  • takeverb
  • bringverb

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