벌리다

Meanings

spread; widen the distance betweenTo spread or widen the distance between two objects that are close or attached to each other.
pry open; open; splitTo pry open a shell, etc., to allow the substance inside to show.
spread out; openTo spread out or open something that is closed.

Examples from Lessons (3)

쩝쩝 은 입 을 크게 벌리고 맛있게 먹는 소리를 표현한 거예요.
'Cheop-cheop' expresses the sound of eating deliciously with one's mouth open wide.
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지우: 입 을 크게 벌려요.
Open your mouth wide.
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어 는 입 을 작게 벌려요.
For eo, open your mouth a little.
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Grammar in These Examples

-아/어Level 1Informal ending -요FoundationsPoliteness marker -고Level 1And, and then -게Level 3-ly (adverbial form)