앉다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 앉다〮 (Yale: ànc-tá). Ablaut form: 얹다 (eonda).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?anda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?anjda
McCune–Reischauer?anta
Yale Romanization?ancta

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 앉다 (anda)
Causative앉히다 (anchida)

앉다 (anda) (infinitive 앉아, sequential 앉으니) (intransitive)

  1. to sit, to squat
    Antonym: 서다 (seoda, to stand)
    웨이터 우리 앉게 주고서 우리 무엇 마실지 물었다.
    Weiteo-neun uri-reul an'ge hae jugoseo-neun uri-ga mueos-eul masilji-reul mureotda.
    The waiter seated us and asked what we would like to drink.
    앉았다.
    Geu-neun anjatda.
    He sat down.
  2. (of a building) to be located somewhere

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