Korean word

밤새우다

Pronunciation

Romanizationpamsaeuda

Meaning

  • verbstay up all night

Example

프로젝트 때문에 밤새웠어요.peu ro jek teu ttae mu ne pam sae wo sseo yo

I stayed up all night because of the project.

Illustration for 밤새우다 (stay up all night)

More examples

회의 자료를 준비하느라고 어제 밤새웠어요.hoe ui cha ryo reul chun bi ha neu ra go eo je pam sae wo sseo yo

Yesterday, I stayed up all night preparing the meeting materials.

Core concept

Remaining awake from night until morning rather than sleeping for part of the night.

Common phrases

  • 밤새워 공부하다pam sae wo kong bu ha da

    study all night

  • 밤새워 일하다pam sae wo il ha da

    work all night

  • 밤새워 준비하다pam sae wo chun bi ha da

    prepare all night

Similar words

밤을 새우다pameul saeuda: Go through a whole night without getting any sleep.
밤새다pamsaeda: Stay awake from nightfall until dawn.
밤샘하다pamsaemhada: Spend the night working or doing another activity without sleeping.

Definition in Korean

잠을 자지 않고 밤을 통째로 보내며 아침까지 깨어 있는 것을 말한다.cha meul cha ji an ko pa meul tong jjae ro po nae myeo a chim kka ji kkae eo in neun keo seul mal han da

Word origin

밤 (bam, "night") and 새우다 (saeuda, "to stay awake through a period") form a compound that expresses staying awake throughout the night.

Usage tips

  • The next morning is a useful context clue in reading passages, especially when the sentence describes tiredness or a task completed overnight.

Opposites

  • 일찍 자다iljjik chadago to bed earlyverb
  • 충분히 자다chungbunhi chadaget enough sleepverb

Related words

  • 밤샘pamsaemall-nighternoun
  • 밤샘근무pamsaemgeunmuovernight worknoun
  • 밤새다pamsaedastay up all nightverb

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