Korean word

두다

Pronunciation

Romanizationtuda

Meaning

  • verbput

Example

책을 책상 위에 뒀다.chae geul chaek ssang wi e twot tta

I put the book on the desk.

Illustration for 두다 (put)

More examples

창문을 열어 뒀다.chang mu neul yeo reo twot tta

I left the window open.

Core concept

Something is placed in a position and stays there.

Common phrases

  • 문을 열어 두다mu neul yeo reo tu da

    leave the door open

  • 불을 켜 두다pu reul kyeo tu da

    leave the light on

Similar words

놓다nota: Set an object in a chosen position.
놔두다nwaduda: Keep something as it is without changing or handling it.
남기다namgida: Leave part or all of something behind.

Definition in Korean

사물이나 사람을 어떤 위치에 머물게 하거나 남겨 두어 이후에도 그 상태가 유지되도록 하는 동사.sa mu ri na sa ra meul eo tteon wi chi e meo mul ge ha geo na nam gyeo tu eo i hu e do keu sang tae ga yu ji doe do rok ha neun tong sa

Word origin

두다 (duda, "to place and leave") is a native Korean verb whose basic sense has long focused on leaving something in a chosen position.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English put, this verb can focus on what happens after placement, which helps explain its meanings of leave and keep.

Other meanings

  • leaveverb
  • keepverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 두고보다tugobodawait and seeverb
  • 두고가다tugogadaleave behindverb

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