두다

duda · [두다]

put · place · lay · leave

verbBeginner

Meanings

  1. put; place; layTo put something in a certain place.
  2. put; leaveTo put something or someone in a certain situation or state.
  3. leaveTo leave or abandon something or someone without taking or bringing it or him/her.
  4. put; addTo put extra ingredients into a dish.
  5. put; stuffTo put cotton or feathers into a blanket or clothes.
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  1. have at; accommodateTo make a person stay.
  2. set up; establish; encampTo establish a military camp.
  3. set up; establishTo establish a position, group or organization.
  4. put value on; place value on; emphasis on; focus onTo treat something with emphasis and care.
  5. have; bearTo have something such as a thought.
  6. understand; considerTo understand someone's situation or circumstances in an open-minded manner.
  7. belong to; be affiliated withTo have something as an official job or affiliation.
  8. setTo set the goal or basis of a certain behavior.
  9. put toward; let toward; leave towardTo let something face toward a certain direction.
  10. keep; treasure; storeTo store or keep something without using it.
  11. set aside; leaveTo postpone something without working on it.
  12. have gap; space outTo have plenty of time or spatial gap between something.
  13. takeFor a certain situation to continue for a certain period.
  14. hire; haveTo employ and use a person.
  15. haveTo have someone as a family member, relative or friend.
  16. talk about; discuss; think about; ponder overTo have something as the subject of a conversation or debate.
  17. choose overTo deny the former and affirm or choose the latter.
  18. playTo play the game of go or janggi, Korean chess, or to place or use their pieces.
  19. place; setTo distance oneself from the world or people without having a close relationship.
  20. leaveTo leave something or someone in a certain state.
Other Words Spelled the Same (1)

두다 · auxiliary verb

  1. An auxiliary verb used when doing an action in the preceding statement and continuously maintaining its result.

Examples from Lessons (3)

Put your bag on the desk.

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Then please don't leave me and go far away.

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It's basic etiquette to leave it on the table.

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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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