깔리다

Meanings

be laid out; be spreadTo be spread on the floor.
be displayedFor an object to be put out to be sold.
be indebtedTo be in debt because one borrowed money from here and there.
be pinned; be buriedTo be pressed by the bottom of something.
be suppressed; be ignoredTo be suppressed or ignored by someone.

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be spread; be covered; be scatteredTo be widely spread.
underlieFor a hidden idea, emotion, thought, etc., to be the basis of something.

Examples from Lessons (3)

서사가 치밀하거니 인물들의 사소한 행동 하나에도 복선 이 깔려 있다.
As the narrative is intricate, even small actions by the characters contain foreshadowing.
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상대 의 심리적 방어선 을 허물어뜨리려는 아주 치밀한 계산 이 깔린 대사 거든.
It's a line rooted in a very meticulous calculation intended to dismantle the other person's psychological defenses.
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재미있는 점은 이런 은어들이 탄생하는 기저에는 항상 사회적인 맥락이 깔려 있다는 것 이다.
The interesting thing is that there is always a social context underlying the birth of these slang terms.
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Grammar in These Examples

-아/어Level 1Informal ending -ㄴ/은Level 1Adjective noun modifier 있다/없다Level 1To have/not have -는/ㄹLevel 1Verb noun modifier