Korean word

움직이다

Pronunciation

Romanizationumjigida

Meaning

  • verbmove

Example

상자가 바람에 움직였어요sang ja ga pa ra me um ji gyeo sseo yo

The box moved in the wind.

Illustration for 움직이다 (move)

More examples

음악을 들으면 몸이 움직여요.eu ma geul teu reu myeon mo mi um ji gyeo yo

When you listen to music, your body moves.

Core concept

A person or thing shifts to a new place or state, or causes something else to shift.

Common phrases

  • 물건이 움직이다mul geo ni um ji gi da

    move

  • 눈이 움직이다nu ni um ji gi da

    move

  • 몸이 움직이다mo mi um ji gi da

    move

Similar words

옮기다omgida: To take a person or object from one place to another.
이동하다idonghada: To go from one location to another.
밀다milda: To press against something and make it move away.
건드리다keondeurida: To touch something gently to check it or cause a reaction.

Definition in Korean

사물이나 몸, 상황 따위가 자리를 옮기거나 상태가 달라지다 또는 사람이 그 변화를 일으키다sa mu ri na mom sang hwang tta wi ga cha ri reul om gi geo na sang tae ga tal la ji da tto neun sa ra mi keu pyeon hwa reul i reu ki da

Word origin

The older origin of this native Korean verb is uncertain, so remembering the whole word as the verb for movement and change is more useful than searching for a borrowed English root.

Usage tips

  • Without an object, it can describe a box moving in the wind, while with an object it can describe a person making a machine work or causing a situation to change.

Other meanings

  • operateverb
  • goverb

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