Korean word

태우다

Pronunciation

Romanizationtaeuda

Meaning

  • verbgive a ride

Example

엄마가 친구를 태워 집까지 데려다줬다.eom ma ga chin gu reul tae wo chip kka ji te ryeo da jwot tta

Mom gave my friend a ride home.

Illustration for 태우다 (give a ride)

More examples

친구를 오토바이에 태워 데려다줬다.chin gu reul o to ba i e tae wo te ryeo da jwot tta

They took their friend to their destination on a motorcycle.

Core concept

Someone uses a vehicle to carry another person to a chosen place.

Common phrases

  • 손님을 태우다son ni meul tae u da

    give a guest a ride

  • 오토바이에 태우다o to ba i e tae u da

    give someone a motorcycle ride

Similar words

데려오다teryeooda: Bring a person or animal here from another place.
데려가다teryeogada: Take a person or animal from the current place to another destination.
태워 주다taewo chuda: Give someone a ride in a vehicle as a helpful favor.

Definition in Korean

사람을 차에 태워 보내거나 데려다 주는 뜻으로 자주 쓰이며, 불로 태워 없애는 뜻도 함께 가진 동사sa ra meul cha e tae wo po nae geo na te ryeo da chu neun tteu seu ro cha ju sseu i myeo pul lo tae wo eop ssae neun tteut tto ham kke ka jin tong sa

Word origin

The word preserves the causative meaning of its base, with causing a person to ride producing the transport sense and causing something to burn producing another sense.

Usage tips

  • The driver and passenger have different roles here, so recognizing the person as the object helps prevent confusing taking someone with riding as a passenger.

Other meanings

  • burnverb
  • scorchverb

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