Korean

벌다

벌다
Meaning: to earn
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 벌다
Present 번다
Polite 벌어요
Formal 법니다
Past 벌었다
Past + Polite 벌었어요
Guess + Polite 벌겠어요
Connective 벌고
Conditional 벌면
Volitional 벌자
Imperative 벌어라
Imperative + Polite 버세요
Attributive 벌는 / 벌은 / 벌을

Example sentences

I earn money with a part-time job.
저는 돈을 많이 벌고 싶어요.
I want to earn a lot of money.
미국에서 달러를 많이 벌고 싶어요.
I want to earn a lot of dollars in America.
나는 아르바이트를 해서 용돈을 벌었다.
I earned pocket money by doing a part-time job.
그는 부지런히 일해서 돈을 많이 벌었다.
He worked diligently and earned a lot of money.
그는 사업으로 수억 원의 돈을 벌었다.
He earned hundreds of millions of won through his business.
그는 근로 장학생으로 학비를 벌었다.
He earned his tuition as a working student.

Usage Notes

Primarily means to earn or make money through labor or work.

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