Korean word

앉다

Pronunciation

Romanizationantta

Meaning

  • verbsit

Example

의자에 앉아 있어요.ui ja e an ja i sseo yo

I am sitting in a chair.

Illustration for 앉다 (sit)

More examples

버스에서 어른에게 자리를 양보하고 앉았어요.peo seu e seo eo reu ne ge cha ri reul yang bo ha go an ja sseo yo

After giving my seat to an older person on the bus, I sat down.

Core concept

A person lowers their body and settles onto a chair or the floor.

Common phrases

  • 의자에 앉다ui ja e an tta

    sit in a chair

  • 바닥에 앉다pa da ge an tta

    sit on the floor

  • 옆에 앉다yeo pe an tta

    sit beside

Similar words

앉히다anchida: Making a person or animal sit in a chosen place.
자리잡다charijaptta: Finding a place and settling there comfortably.
기대다kidaeda: Resting the body's weight against something or someone for support.
눕다nuptta: Moving the whole body into a flat position on a bed or floor.

Definition in Korean

몸의 중심을 낮추어 의자나 바닥에 자리잡는 동작을 나타내는 동사.mo mui chung si meul nat chu eo ui ja na pa da ge cha ri jam neun tong ja geul na ta nae neun tong sa

Word origin

This is a native Korean verb rather than a borrowed term, with a long-established meaning connected to lowering the body into a seated position.

Usage tips

  • English speakers can remember that the English pair sit and sit down often maps to one Korean verb, with context showing whether the focus is taking a seat or being seated.

Other meanings

  • sit downverb

Opposites

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