Korean

지금거리다

지금거리다
Meaning: to crunch lightly because of grit in food
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 지금거리다
Present 지금거린다
Polite 지금거려요
Formal 지금거립니다
Past 지금거렸다
Past + Polite 지금거렸어요
Guess + Polite 지금거리겠어요
Connective 지금거리고
Conditional 지금거리면
Volitional 지금거리자
Imperative 지금거려라
Imperative + Polite 지금거리세요
Attributive 지금거리는 / 지금거린 / 지금거릴

Example

조개가 지금거린다.
The clam feels gritty when chewed.

Usage Notes

Used when tiny grains of sand or dirt mixed into food keep crunching lightly while chewing.

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