끄다

kkeuda · [끄다]

put out · extinguish · turn off · turn out

verbBeginner

Meanings

  1. put out; extinguishTo stop a fire from burning.
  2. turn off; turn outTo cut off the path where the power that moves the electricity or machine goes through and stop the electric appliance, etc., from working.
  3. settle; solveTo settle a debt, urgent matter, etc.

Examples from Lessons (3)

People sometimes fail to turn off the lights.

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응, 앱으로 불을 켜고 끈다.

Yeah, you turn the lights on and off with the app.

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When I watch the drama with the lights off in my room, I can focus much better.

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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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