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시집오다 meaning and pronunciation

sijipoda · get married

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 66082
Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 시지보다, 시지봐, 시지보니, 시지보너라Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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    남자 집안 쪽에서 하는 말로, 다른 집안의 여자가 자신의 집안 남자를 남편으로 맞다.

    English: get married — As a word used by the man's household, for a woman from another household to get married to a man from one's household.

    Examples

    • 시집온 색시.
    • 서울로 시집오다.
    • 큰집으로 시집오다.
    • 막내에게 시집오다.
    • 맏이에게 시집오다.
    • 나는 김씨 집안에 시집온 지 이십 년이 되었다.
Origin
媤집오다
Categories
삶 > 삶의 행위

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