내리다

Korean

Alternative forms

• ᄂᆞ리다 (narida) — Early Modern
• 나리다 (narida) — nonstandard

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄂᆞ리〮다〮 (Yale: nòlí-tá).

Pronunciation

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Verb

내리다 • (naerida) (infinitive 내려 or 내리어, sequential 내리니)

1. (intransitive) to come down

   Antonym: 오르다 (oreuda, “to go up”)

   가끔 봄비도 내려요.

   Gakkeum bombi-do naeryeoyo.

   Sometimes it rains too.

   (literally, “Sometimes a spring rain also comes down.”)

2. (transitive) to disembark; to disembark from

   Antonym: 타다 (tada, “to ride”)

   • Subway announcements

     내리실 문은 왼쪽입니다.

     Naerisil mun-eun oenjjog-imnida.

     The door is on the left.

     (literally, “The door to get off is the left.”)

3. (transitive) to take down, to put down
4. (transitive) to give to subordinates (of an order, a reward, a punishment, etc.)

   공수를 내리다 ― gongsu-reul naerida ― to give inspired speech

5. (transitive, Internet) to take down; to delete a post
6. (transitive) to brew (tea or coffee)

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