말다

malda · [말다]

stop · choose not to · not do · not be

verbBeginner

Meanings

말ː다 · verb · Beginner

  1. stop; choose not toTo not do a certain work or behavior, or stop doing it.
  2. not do; not beTo not do, or not be so.
  3. not beAn expression used to indicate that something is the latter one, not the former one.

말다 · verb · Intermediate

  1. put in water; put in soupTo put cooked rice, noodles, etc., in water or soup and mix it.

말다 · verb · Intermediate

  1. roll; roll upTo roll a thin and wide object and make one end roll into the rest.
  2. wrap; rollTo wrap something by rolling it with a thin, wide object.
Other Words Spelled the Same (1)

말ː다 · auxiliary verb

  1. do notAn auxiliary verb used to indicate the ban of an action in the preceding statement.
  2. An auxiliary verb used to indicate the completion of an action in the preceding statement.
  3. An auxiliary verb used to indicate the speaker's strong will to achieve something in the preceding statement.

Examples from Lessons (3)

Since I'm tasting both the 'kalkal' spiciness and the 'gamchilmat' at the same time, I feel like mixing some rice into the soup.

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응, 나는 커피 말고 차를 좋아해.

Yes, I prefer tea over coffee.

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Then don't worry and follow me.

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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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