Korean word

돌다

Pronunciation

Romanizationtolda

Meaning

  • verbrotate

Example

풍차가 돌아요.pung cha ga to ra yo

The windmill rotates.

Illustration for 돌다 (rotate)

More examples

학교에 소문이 돌고 있어요.hak kkyo e so mu ni tol go i sseo yo

A rumor is going around at school.

Core concept

Something moves around a path, follows a sequence, or spreads from person to person.

Common phrases

  • 모퉁이를 돌다mo tung i reul tol da

    turn a corner

  • 소문이 돌다so mu ni tol da

    a rumor spreads

  • 한 바퀴를 돌다han pa kwi reul tol da

    go around once

Similar words

돌리다tollida: Turn an object or control to change its position or direction.
돌아다니다toradanida: Walk around several places while looking at what is there.
퍼지다peojida: Gradually reach more places or people from one starting point.
돌아가다toragada: Return to the place where the journey began.

Definition in Korean

어떤 대상이 일정한 범위나 순서를 따라 원을 그리듯 이동하거나 사건·소문 등이 사람들 사이에서 퍼져 나가거나, 기계가 회전하여 움직이는 뜻을 포함하는 동사eo tteon tae sang i il jeong han peo mwi na sun seo reul tta ra wo neul keu ri deut i dong ha geo na sa geon so mun teung i sa ram deul sa i e seo peo jeo na ga geo na ki gye ga hoe jeon ha yeo um ji gi neun tteu seul po ham ha neun tong sa

Word origin

This native Korean verb developed from the basic idea of circular movement to describe things circulating through a sequence or among people.

Usage tips

  • In the spreading sense, a rumor is treated as the thing that moves, while the person who spreads it is described separately.

Other meanings

  • workverb
  • turnverb
  • go aroundverb

Opposites

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