Korean

앉다

앉다
Meaning: to sit
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 앉다
Present 앉는다
Polite 앉아요
Formal 앉습니다
Past 앉았다
Past + Polite 앉았어요
Guess + Polite 앉겠어요
Connective 앉고
Conditional 앉으면
Volitional 앉자
Imperative 앉아라
Imperative + Polite 앉으세요
Attributive 앉는 / 앉은 / 앉을

Example sentences

Please sit in the chair.
바른 자세로 앉으세요.
Please sit with good posture.
일단 앉아서 이야기합시다.
First, let's sit down and talk.
나의 옆에 앉아 주세요.
Please sit next to me.
우리는 테이블에 앉아 저녁 식사를 했다.
We sat at the table and had dinner.
음식 위에 파리가 앉아 있었다.
A fly was sitting on the food.
이 의자는 앉기에 정말 편하다.
This chair is really comfortable to sit on.
나는 편안한 의자에 앉아 책을 읽었다.
I sat on a comfortable chair and read a book.
거지가 동냥을 하며 길가에 앉아 있었다.
The beggar was sitting by the roadside begging.
꽃 위에 앉은 나비가 아름다워요.
The butterfly sitting on the flower is beautiful.

Usage Notes

A common verb used to ask someone to take a seat.

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