Korean word

헤아리다

Pronunciation

Romanizationhearida

Meaning

  • verbcount

Example

사과를 하나씩 헤아려 담았어요.sa gwa reul ha na ssik he a ryeo ta ma sseo yo

I counted the apples one by one and packed them.

Illustration for 헤아리다 (count)

More examples

계산 전에 손님 수를 헤아려 주세요.kye san cheo ne son nim su reul he a ryeo chu se yo

Please count the number of guests before calculating the bill.

Core concept

Taking each item into account to grasp the total, while also applying that careful consideration to a person's feelings or situation.

Common phrases

  • 손님 수를 헤아리다son nim su reul he a ri da

    count the number of guests

  • 항목을 헤아리다hang mo geul he a ri da

    count items

Similar words

세다seda: Finding the exact number by counting each item one by one.
짐작하다chimjakada: A likely feeling, purpose, or situation is inferred from visible clues.
어림잡다eorimjaptta: A number or amount is estimated in a rough way without close examination.
가늠하다kaneumhada: The general degree or value of something is assessed.

Definition in Korean

사물의 수를 하나씩 세어 전체의 양이나 정도를 알아보거나, 상대의 마음이나 처지를 살펴 짐작하는 동사sa mu rui su reul ha na ssik se eo cheon che ui yang i na cheong do reul a ra bo geo na sang dae ui ma eu mi na cheo ji reul sal pyeo chim ja ka neun tong sa

Word origin

헤아리다 (hearida, "to count or consider carefully") is native Korean, while the historical explanation for the connection between counting and consideration remains uncertain.

Usage tips

  • For TOPIK reading, notice that the word can signal empathy when the sentence focuses on a person's inner state rather than on arithmetic.

Other meanings

  • estimateverb
  • understandverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 헤아림hearimcountingnoun

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