긋다

geutda · [귿따]

draw · strike · cut · buy on credit

verbIntermediate

Meanings

  1. drawTo draw a line or stroke.
  2. strike; cutTo put a match or something with a pointed end on a surface and move it with a slight pressure.
  3. buy on creditTo buy something on credit without paying for the price of goods, etc., right away.
  4. limit; restrictTo place a definite limit or boundary to something.
  5. cross outTo show that an answer is wrong by putting a slash on the wrong answer when grading a test paper.
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  1. draw in the airTo pretend to draw something in the air with one's hand or finger.
  2. eliminate; excludeTo remove a name from a list or remove a part of a writing.
Other Words Spelled the Same (1)

귿ː따 · verb

  1. (the rain) stop temporarilyFor the rain to stop for a short time.
  2. wait for the rain to stopTo shelter from the rain temporarily and wait for it to stop.

Examples from Lessons (3)

지민아, 나 이제 한지 위에 첫 선을 한번 그어봐도 될까?

Jimin, can I try drawing my first line on the Hanji now?

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그러고 보니 남사친이라는 말도 친구일 뿐이라는 선을 긋는 상황에서 자주 나오는 것 같아.

Come to think of it, the word 'male friend' also seems to appear often in situations where they're drawing a line that they're just friends.

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If you are going to draw the line like that, I suppose I have no reason to treat you warmly anymore either.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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