Korean

읽다
Meaning: to read (as); to interpret
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 읽다
Present 읽는다
Polite 읽어요
Formal 읽습니다
Past 읽었다
Past + Polite 읽었어요
Guess + Polite 읽겠어요
Connective 읽고
Conditional 읽으면
Volitional 읽자
Imperative 읽어라
Imperative + Polite 읽으세요
Attributive 읽는 / 읽은 / 읽을

Handwriting

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Example sentences

This Chinese character is read as 'Seong'.
음주 운전자는 법적 처벌을 받는다.
Drunk drivers face legal punishment.

Usage Notes

Used when specifying how a certain character or expression should be interpreted or pronounced.

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