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Korean

담다

담다
Meaning: to put something into; to fill
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Inflected form
Base 담다
Present 담는다
Polite 담아요
Formal 담습니다
Past 담았다
Past + Polite 담았어요
Guess + Polite 담겠어요
Connective 담고
Conditional 담으면
Volitional 담자
Imperative 담아라
Imperative + Polite 담으세요
Attributive 담는 / 담은 / 담을

Example sentences

그녀는 사과를 바구니에 담았다.
She put the apples in the basket.
제례 때에는 대나무로 만든 비에 폐백을 담아 제단에 올렸다.
During a ritual ceremony, ceremonial offerings were placed in a bamboo basket and set on the altar.
옛날 사람들은 쌀을 담던 높은 대바구니를 거라고 불렀다.
In the past, people called the tall bamboo basket used to hold rice by this name.
옛날에는 대나무로 만든 단에 밥을 담아 다녔다.
In the past, people carried rice in a small bamboo container.
제사상에 과일을 담은 변과 고기를 담은 두를 함께 놓았습니다.
At the ancestral memorial table, they placed a tall bamboo offering vessel filled with fruit beside a vessel for meat.

Usage Notes

Used for putting items into a container like a bag, bowl, or box. It can also be used metaphorically for capturing a scene or feeling in a photo or story.

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