Korean Conversation · Level 167
15 words
Korean word
드나들다
Pronunciation
Romanizationteunadeulda
Meaning
- verbgo in and out
Example
사람들이 그 가게에 드나들어요.sa ram deu ri keu ka ge e teu na deu reo yo
People go in and out of that store.
More examples
그는 아침마다 동네 카페에 드나든다.keu neun a chim ma da tong ne ka pe e teu na deun da
He goes in and out of the neighborhood cafe every morning.
Core concept
People or things repeatedly moving between the inside and outside of a place.
Common phrases
가게에 드나들다ka ge e teu na deul da
go in and out of a store
카페에 드나들다ka pe e teu na deul da
go in and out of a cafe
동네에 드나들다tong ne e teu na deul da
go in and out of a neighborhood
Similar words
오가다ogada: Traveling back and forth between one place and another.
들락날락하다teullangnallakada: Repeatedly popping in and out of a place in informal, everyday speech.
드나오다teunaoda: Going out of a place and coming back inside it repeatedly.
출입하다churipada: Entering or leaving a building or facility in formal contexts.
Definition in Korean
사람이나 물건이 어떤 장소의 안팎을 자주 오가다.sa ra mi na mul geo ni eo tteon chang so ui an pa kkeul cha ju o ga da
Word origin
It combines the ideas of entering and leaving to express repeated movement between inside and outside.
Usage tips
- English often uses go in and out for either one trip or repeated trips, so context shows whether this verb describes a regular pattern.
Other meanings
- come and goverb
- frequentverb
Opposites
- 머무르다meomureudastayverb
Related words
- 드나들기teunadeulgigoing in and outnoun
- 드나듦teunadeumcomings and goingsnoun