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지내다

지내다

Korean

Verb

지내다 (jinaeda) (infinitive 지내 or 지내어, sequential 지내니)

  1. to spend (one's time)
  2. to live, to get along
    어떻게 지냈어요?
    Eotteoke jinaesseoyo?
    How are you? (polite, literally, "How are you getting along?")
    지내요. 고마워요.
    Jal jinaeyo. Gomawoyo.
    I'm fine. Thank you. (plain)
  3. to associate (with people), to keep company (with)
  4. to serve as ..., to hold (post)
  5. to hold (a service), to perform (rites)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • 지내듣다 (jinaedeutda, “to listen inattentively”)
  • 지내보다 (jinaeboda, “to keep company with; to fail to notice; to lose sight of”)
  • 물려지내다 (mullyeojinaeda, “to be under a person's thumb”)