Korean word

외우다

Pronunciation

Romanizationoeuda

Meaning

  • verbmemorize

Example

노래 가사를 외웠어요.no rae ka sa reul oe wo sseo yo

I memorized the song lyrics.

Illustration for 외우다 (memorize)

More examples

시험 때문에 단어를 외워야 해요.si heom ttae mu ne ta neo reul oe wo ya hae yo

I have to memorize words for the test.

Core concept

Repeatedly learning information until it stays in memory and can come back when needed.

Common phrases

  • 단어를 외우다ta neo reul oe u da

    memorize words

  • 문장을 외우다mun jang eul oe u da

    memorize sentences

  • 숫자를 외우다sut jja reul oe u da

    memorize numbers

Similar words

기억하다kieokada: Keeping a person, place, event, or fact in mind and recalling it later.
외워두다oewoduda: Learning something in advance so it is ready for use later.
암기하다amgihada: Learning facts or knowledge by heart through repeated study.

Definition in Korean

지식이나 숫자, 문장 따위를 반복하여 기억해 내거나 말할 수 있게 익히다.chi si gi na sut jja mun jang tta wi reul pan bo ka yeo ki eo kae nae geo na mal hal ssu it kke i ki da

Word origin

Its detailed history is uncertain, but this native Korean verb has long expressed learning material so it can be recalled or recited.

Usage tips

  • The word focuses on deliberate study, so it fits learning a line or number more closely than simply knowing that information already.

Other meanings

  • recite from memoryverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 외우기oeugimemorizationnoun

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