Korean

Verb

들다 • ‎(deulda) ‎(infinitive 들어, sequential 드니)

1. to enter, to infiltrate

   마음에 들다‎ ― ma-eume deulda ― to like, to be likeable (literally, to enter one’s heart/one’s mind)

2. to cost (money, effort, etc.)

   지하철을 타는 데 천원이 들었다.‎

   Jihacheor-eul taneun de cheonwon-i deureotda.

   It cost [me] a thousand Won to ride the subway.

   Note that the subject is the cost, not the spending entity.

3. to join an organization
4. (auxiliary verb) to actively strive to do
5. to stop raining

   날이 들었다.‎

   Nar-i deureotda.

   It stopped raining.

6. to grow older; to age

   나이가 들면 지혜가 생긴다.‎

   Nai-ga deulmyeon jihye-ga saengginda.

   With aging comes wisdom.

7. to hold; to carry
8. to raise; to lift

   선생님이 정답을 아는 학생을 부탁하셔서 손을 들었다.‎

   Seonsaengnim-i jeongdab-eul aneun haksaeng-eul butakhasyeoseo son-eul deureotda.

   The teacher asked for a student who knows the answer, so (I) raised (my) hand.

9. (honorific) to eat; to drink

   맛있게 드세요‎ ― maditge deuseyo ― Bon appetit (literally, eat tastefully)

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