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들다



hold
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들다
     1. v. to come in, go in, get in, enter
           숲-에 드니 상쾌하다. - It's refreshing to enter the forest.
           무소부지-의 경지-에 들다 - to enter a state of all-comprehensive knowledge
     2. v. to enter, penetrate
           창문-에 해-가 너무 많이 들어. - There's too much sunlight coming in through the window.
     3. v. to enter a road or path
           왼쪽 길-로 들면 될 거야. - It should be fine once you go into the left street.
     4. v. to cost
           지하철-을 타는 데 1000원-이 들었다. - 1000/천
     5. v. to permeate in, to saturate
           간-이 들다 - to be spiced
           미국물-이 들다 - to be permeated with American influence
     6. v. to be included in
           계약서-에 들어 있습니다. - It's included in the contract.
           일등급-에 들다 - to be in the highest rank of the Korean grading system
           물이 어디에 들어 있어요? - Where is water in?
            
     7. v. to occur
           흉년-이 들었다 - A year of harvest failure occurred
     8. v. to join an organization, to enter into a contract
           보험-을 들었어. - I signed up for insurance.
     9. v. to side with
     10. v. (auxiliary) to insist on doing, to strive
     11. v. (Various idiomatic usages with different types of subjects):
     12. v.          (with subject relating to thought) to think
                   이상한 생각-이 든다 - I get this weird thought
     13. v.          (with subjects relating to disease) to contract, get
                   독감-이 들다 - to get the flu
     14. v.          (with subjects relating to sleep) to fall asleep
                   낮잠-이 들다 - to fall into a nap
     15. v.          (with subject relating to habits) to get the habit
     16. v.          (with subject relating to taste) to get the taste
                   신맛-이 들다 - to get sour
     17. v.          (with subject relating to age) to get old
                   나이-가 들다 - to get old, to put on years
     18. v.          (euphemistic, with subject relating to a child) to get pregnant
     19. v.          (with a subject relating to a blade) to be sharp, cut well
     20. v. to hold
           칼-을 들다 - to hold a sword
           코트-를 들어 드릴까요? - Shall I hold your coat? audio audio, 코트를 들어드릴까요?.ogg
     21. v. to raise, lift up
           손-을 들다 - to raise one's hand
           나무-를 들다 - to lift up a tree
     22. v. to offer proof, arguments, etc.
           예-를 들다 - to provide an example
     23. v. Alternative form of 먹다, t=to eat, from=honorific
           (synonyms, 잡수다)
           할아버지, 저녁 드세요! - Grandpa, come out and have dinner!
     24. v. (Jeolla) to bring



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