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눕다 meaning and pronunciation

nupda · lie down; lay oneself down; lie

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 62063
Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 눕ː따, 눔ː는, 누워, 누우니, 눕ː씀니다Level: Beginner · NIKL learner grade
Conjugate 눕다: speech levels, questions & connectors
  1. 1.

    사람이나 동물이 등이나 옆구리가 어떤 곳에 닿도록 몸을 가로로 놓다.

    English: lie down; lay oneself down; lie — For a person or animal to lie with the back or flank horizontally to touch a certain place.

    Examples

    • 마루에 눕다.
    • 바닥에 눕다.
    • 방바닥에 눕다.
    • 이부자리에 눕다.
    • 자리에 눕다.
    • 잔디밭에 눕다.
  2. 2.

    병을 앓아 자리에서 일어나지 못하게 되다.

    English: be confined to bed; be ill in bed — To not be able to get up because one is sick.

    Examples

    • 감기로 눕다.
    • 과로로 눕다.
    • 병으로 눕다.
    • 암으로 눕다.
    • 병상에 눕다.
    • 병석에 눕다.
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