Korean word

새우다

Pronunciation

Romanizationsaeuda

Meaning

  • verbstay up all night

Example

어제 밤을 새웠어요.eo je pa meul sae wo sseo yo

I stayed up all night last night.

Illustration for 새우다 (stay up all night)

More examples

회의 준비로 밤새웠다.hoe ui chun bi ro pam sae wot tta

I stayed up all night preparing for the meeting.

Core concept

Letting the night pass without sleeping until morning arrives.

Common phrases

  • 밤새우다pam sae u da

    stay up all night

Similar words

밤새다pamsaeda: Staying awake all night, sometimes to work or do something.

Definition in Korean

밤을 새우다는 잠을 거의 자지 않고 밤을 지내는 행위를 말하는 동사.pa meul sae u da neun cha meul keo ui cha ji an ko pa meul chi nae neun haeng wi reul mal ha neun tong sa

Word origin

The expression is built around the image of making the night reach dawn, which connects naturally with remaining awake all night.

Usage tips

  • Korean often uses the night as the object, describing it as something a person gets through rather than using an intransitive English verb.

Other meanings

  • stay up lateverb

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