내리다

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Korean

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naerida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naelida
McCune–Reischauer?naerida
Yale Romanization?naylita

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) to come down
    Antonym: 오르다 (oreuda, to go up)
    가끔 봄비 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 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.)
    공수 내리다gongsu-reul naeridato give inspired speech
  5. (transitive, Internet) to take down; to delete a post
  6. (transitive) to brew (tea or coffee)

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