Korean

Verb

녹다 • ‎(nokda) ‎(infinitive 녹아, sequential 녹으니) (intransitive)

1. to melt

   눈이 벌써 녹기 시작한다.‎

   Nuni beolsseo nokgi sijakhanda.

   The snow is starting to melt.

   • 2014, 눈 그치고 맑은 하늘…빙판길 조심

     다만 얼어붙은 눈이 낮 동안 녹으면서 길이 미끄러울 수 있으니까요, 다니실 때는 조심해서 다니셔야겠습니다.‎

     Daman eoreobuteun nuni nat dong-an nogeumyeonseo giri mikkeureoul su isseunikkayo, danisil ttaeneun josimhaeseo danisyeoyagetseumnida.

     However, roads may be slippery while the frozen snow melts during the day, and please take extra care on the roads.

2. to dissolve

   소금은 물에 잘 녹는다.‎

   Sogeumeun mure jal nongneunda.

   Salt easily dissolves in water.

3. to warm up, to get warm
4. to have bitter experiences, to have a bad time

   뱃놀이 갔다가 녹았다.‎

   Baennori gatdaga nogatda.

   I went boating and it was just awful!

5. to be captivated, to be infatuated with

   그녀의 매력에 녹아 떨어졌다.‎

   Geunyeoui maeryeoge noga tteoreojyeotda.

   I am stuck by her charms.

Synonyms

• (to dissolve): 풀리다 (pullida)

Antonyms

• (to freeze): 얼다 (eolda)
• (to become hard): 굳다 (gutda)

Related terms

• Ablaut form: 눅다 (nukda)
• Causative form: 녹이다 (nogida)
• Noun form: 녹음 (nogeum)

Derived terms

• Serial verbs: 녹아들다 (nogadeulda), 녹아나다 (noganada), 녹아내리다 (noganaerida), 녹아떨어지다 (nogatteoreojida)
• 녹는점 (nongneunjeom, “melting point”)
• 녹초 (nokcho, “utter exhaustion”)
• 무르녹다 (mureunokda, “to ripen”)
• 얼락녹을락 (eollangnogeullak, “freezing and melting; tactfully”)

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