Korean word

떠오르다

Pronunciation

Romanizationtteooreuda

Meaning

  • verbcome to mind

Example

그 이름이 자꾸 떠올라요.keu i reu mi cha kku tteo ol la yo

That name keeps coming to mind.

Illustration for 떠오르다 (come to mind)

More examples

어제 사진을 보니까 기억이 떠올랐어요.eo je sa ji neul po ni kka ki eo gi tteo ol la sseo yo

When I looked at yesterday's photos, a memory came to mind.

Core concept

A thought or memory rises into awareness on its own, as if floating up from below.

Common phrases

  • 기억이 떠올라요ki eo gi tteo ol la yo

    Memory comes to mind

  • 생각이 떠올라요saeng ga gi tteo ol la yo

    A thought comes to mind

  • 아이디어가 떠올라요a i di eo ga tteo ol la yo

    An idea comes to mind

Similar words

생각나다saenggangnada: A name, idea, or image springs to mind unexpectedly.
기억나다kieongnada: A past experience or piece of information is recalled from memory.

Definition in Korean

머릿속에 있던 생각이나 기억이 갑자기 떠올라 의식에 나타나는 동사.meo rit sso ge it tteon saeng ga gi na ki eo gi kap jja gi tteo ol la ui si ge na ta na neun tong sa

Word origin

The native Korean formation combines the ideas of floating and rising, extending upward movement to a thought entering awareness.

Usage tips

  • Unlike deliberate remembering, this word highlights that an idea or memory arrives spontaneously, making it useful for describing sudden mental associations.

Other meanings

  • floatverb

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