앉다

anda · [안따]

sit · be seated · be perched · stand

verbBeginner

Meanings

  1. sit; be seatedTo place one's weight on the bottocks and put his/her body on an object or on the floor with his/her upper body in an upright position.
  2. sit; be perchedFor a flying animal, airplane, ect., to land on a certain place and put its body on another object.
  3. stand; be locatedFor a building, house, etc., to position itself in a direction or place.
  4. take; assumeTo occupy a status or position.
  5. be covered with; be blanketed withFor small particles such as the dust in the air to land and be deposited on something else.
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  1. be covered with; be stained with; fallFor something to cover or stain an object.
  2. sit idly byTo be not enthusiastic about doing something and remain aloof from it.

Examples from Lessons (3)

민준과 수진이 식당에 앉아 있다.

Minjun and Sujin are sitting in a restaurant.

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지수하고 민수는 도서관에 앉아요.

Jisoo and Minsu are sitting in the library.

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지수는 기분 좋게 카페에 앉아요.

Jisu sits in the cafe feeling happy.

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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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