앉다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 앉다〮 (Yale: ànc-tá). Ablaut form: 얹다 (eonda).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [a̠nt͈a̠]
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  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?anda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?anjda
McCune–Reischauer?anta
Yale Romanization?ancta

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 앉다 (anda)
Causative앉히다 (anchida)

앉다 • (anda) (infinitive 앉아, sequential 앉으니) (intransitive)

  1. to sit, to squat
    Antonym: 서다 (seoda, to stand)
    웨이터 우리 앉게 주고서 우리 무엇 마실지 물었다.
    Weiteo-neun uri-reul an'ge hae jugoseo-neun uri-ga mueos-eul masilji-reul mureotda.
    The waiter seated us and asked what we would like to drink.
    앉았다.
    Geu-neun anjatda.
    He sat down.
  2. (of a building) to be located somewhere

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Derived terms

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