Korean word

떠올리다

Pronunciation

Romanizationtteoollida

Meaning

  • verbremember

Example

그 노래를 듣고 어린 시절을 떠올렸어요.keu no rae reul teut kko eo rin si jeo reul tteo ol lyeo sseo yo

Hearing that song, I remembered my childhood.

Illustration for 떠올리다 (remember)

More examples

사진을 보며 어제의 일을 떠올렸어요.sa ji neul po myeo eo je ui i reul tteo ol lyeo sseo yo

Looking at the photo, I remembered what happened yesterday.

Core concept

Deliberately lift a memory, experience, or scene back into conscious thought.

Common phrases

  • 옛날을 떠올리다yen na reul tteo ol li da

    remember the old days

  • 이름을 떠올리다i reu meul tteo ol li da

    remember a name

Similar words

떠오르다tteooreuda: Have a thought, memory, or picture rise into awareness unexpectedly.
기억하다kieokada: Keep past facts or experiences in mind so they are not forgotten.
기억나다kieongnada: Have a past fact or experience come back to mind without trying.
생각해내다saenggakaenaeda: Think carefully to find an answer, solution, or new idea.

Definition in Korean

어떤 것(기억·경험·장면)을 의식적으로 다시 생각해 내는 타동사eo tteon keot ki eok kyeong heom chang myeon eul ui sik jjeo geu ro ta si saeng ga kae nae neun ta dong sa

Word origin

It is the causative counterpart of a Korean verb meaning to rise or come to mind, giving it the image of making a memory rise into awareness.

Usage tips

  • Unlike a simple record of what is remembered, this verb highlights the mental action of bringing a past scene back when a sound, sight, or other cue prompts it.

Other meanings

  • bring to mindverb

Opposites

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