Korean word

세우다

Pronunciation

Romanizationseuda

Meaning

  • verbstand

Example

책을 세워서 사진을 찍었어요.chae geul se wo seo sa ji neul jji geo sseo yo

I stood the book up and took a picture.

Illustration for 세우다 (stand)

More examples

여름 휴가 계획을 세웠어요.yeo reum hyu ga kye hoe geul se wo sseo yo

I made a plan for my summer vacation.

Core concept

Set a person, object, or idea in a definite place or state.

Common phrases

  • 계획을 세우다kye hoe geul se u da

    make a plan

  • 목표를 세우다mok pyo reul se u da

    set a goal

  • 규칙을 세우다kyu chi geul se u da

    establish rules

Similar words

서다seoda: A person or thing becomes upright by itself and stays in place.
일으키다ireukida: A fallen person or object is brought back to an upright position.
세워두다sewoduda: An object remains upright in its place after being set there.

Definition in Korean

물건을 세워 올리거나 건물을 세우고, 움직이던 것을 멈추게 하거나 계획이나 목표를 세우는 등 '무엇을 일정한 상태나 위치에 자리잡게 한다'는 뜻을 가진 동사.mul geo neul se wo ol li geo na keon mu reul se u go um ji gi deon keo seul meom chu ge ha geo na kye hoe gi na mok pyo reul se u neun teung mu eo seul il jeong han sang tae na wi chi e cha ri jap kke han da neun tteu seul ka jin tong sa

Word origin

The word began with the basic idea of making something stand and extended naturally to creating buildings, arranging plans, and bringing actions to an end.

Usage tips

  • The same Korean form can describe a hands-on action or organizing an idea, so the surrounding noun is more useful than memorizing a single English gloss.

Other meanings

  • buildverb
  • stopverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 세움seumsetting upnoun

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