Common Korean Verbs 42-51

Alright, here are 10 more common Korean verbs! There are two verbs in this list,    쓰다 and 걸다, that have SO MANY MEANINGS, argghh. So, I've tried my best to group the meanings together into digestible pieces and have additional pictures. As always, verbs marked with an *** are irregular and I have written down three forms of the present tense. 

42.  쓰다:

a) To write, compose, describe/say, write down

-그 책에는 무엇이라 써 있느냐?  What does the book say/describe? 

(Super Junior, 너 같은 사람 또 없어, No Other) 

b) to speak, use 

-그는 영어를 모국에어처럼 쓴다 He speaks English like a native speaker. 

c) to  use (as, for), make use of, put to use, work (a machine), handle, manipulate

-  이것은 무엇에 쓰느냐? What is this used for? 

d)  to use, spend, consume (money, time) 

- 돈을 다 써버렸다 I used up all of my money. 

e) to use, exert, exercise, put forth 

- 힘을  쓰다 to exert oneself, to use one's strength 

- 머리를 쓰다 to use one's brains, to use one's head 

(Epik High, Fan) 

f) to use, circulate, pass

- 가짜 돈을 쓰다 to pass counterfeit money 

g) to use, to adopt, take (a new method, way) 

h) to use, to practice, do, take, resort to 

-수단을 쓰다 to resort to/take a measure 

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i) to employ, take (a person) into one's service/office, to hire, to keep (a servant) 

-가정부를 쓰다 to keep a housemaid

(Boys Over Flowers) 

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j) to administer (medicine), dose, apply 

k) to treat (a person to something) 

(Big Bang, Beautiful Hangover) 

l) to put on (hats, glasses), cover

(Super Junior M- Perfection) 

(Hyuna, Bubble Pop) 

m) to hold/put up (an umbrella) 

n) to pull/draw over 

(2NE1, Can't Nobody) 

o) to be bitter, to taste bitter 

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 43.       적다:

a) to write down, record

b) to be few, small, not many, little

- 수입은 매우 적어요 Income is very small. 

(Boys Over Flowers) 

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 44.       기다리다:

a) To wait (for), to hold on 

b) to expect, anticipate, look forward (to something) 

(Coffee Prince) 

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 45.       그리다:

a) to draw, paint,

b) to picture, sketch, portray, describe, depict, imagine

c) to be homesick for, to miss, long for/after (a place or person) 

(Coffee Prince) 

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 46.       벗다:

A) to take off, remove (clothing, shoes, gloves, etc.) 

b) to cast off, slough off, shed (skin) 

c) to clear oneself of (false charge, bad name, etc.) 

(Boys Over Flowers) 

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 47. 신다:

a) to put on, to pull on, to wear  (shoes, stockings, other types of footwear) 

 

(Boys Over Flowers) 

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 48.       보내다:

a) to send, forward, dispath, ship

b) to spend, pass, waste, idle away (as in spend the summer in the country)         

(Super Junior Happy, Cooking Cooking) 

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 49.       받다:

a) to receive, accept, take, have, get, be given (a gift, an injury, treatment)

b) to catch (a ball) 

(Super Junior, No Other) 

(Super Junior, No Other) 

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 50.      걸다***: 걸어, 걸어요, 검니다, 

a) to suspend, hang, hook (clothing, signs, pictures, etc.)

b) to hoist up, to put up (a flag) 

(Super Junior, No Other) 

c) to be rich, fertile (soil) 

(The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring) 

d) to be thick, heavy (as in a thick soup) 

e) to be dexterous, skillful

(The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers) 

f) to be gluttonous, greedy 

(Super Junior Happy, Cooking Cooking) 

g) to be foulmouthed, abusive

h) to be heavy, rich, sumptuous 

(Super Junior Happy, Cooking Cooking) 

i) to pay, deposit, advance, bet (on something)

j) to stake, risk

k) to speak (to someone), to address (someone)

(유키스 (U-KISS) - 0330) 

l) to telephone (someone), make a phone call

m) to use, lay, set (a trap) 

(The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers) 

n) to fasten, lock (a door, a gate) 

o) to rest, anchor, set (as in set your heart on something, rest your hopes on someone) 

(The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) 

p) to turn on, start (a machine) 

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 51.   깨다 

a) to wake up, to be awakened by

b) to come to one's senses, to be disillusioned

c) to be awakened, to be enlightened, to open one's eyes 

(Coffee Prince)