Korean

끌다

끌다
Meaning: to pull, to draw, to attract
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 끌다
Present 끈다
Polite 끌어요
Formal 끕니다
Past 끌었다
Past + Polite 끌었어요
Guess + Polite 끌겠어요
Connective 끌고
Conditional 끌면
Volitional 끌자
Imperative 끌어라
Imperative + Polite 끄세요
Attributive 끌는 / 끌은 / 끌을

Example sentences

His song attracted a lot of people's attention.
그 신인 배우는 첫 영화에서 차분한 연기로 관객의 눈길을 끌었다.
The rookie actor caught the audience's attention with calm acting in his first film.
그 가수의 목소리에는 사람을 끄는 마력이 있다
The singer's voice has a charm that draws people in.
강력한 기관차가 수많은 화물 열차를 끌고 나갔다.
The powerful locomotive pulled numerous freight cars away.
요즘 젊은이들 사이에서 복고풍 패션이 큰 인기를 끌고 있다.
Retro fashion is gaining great popularity among young people these days.
옛날 시골 길에서는 소가 끄는 달구지를 흔히 볼 수 있었다.
In the old days, you could commonly see ox-drawn carts on country roads.
신철의 노래는 90년대에 큰 인기를 끌었다.
Shin Chul's songs were very popular in the 90s.
그 사람은 관심을 끌려고 이상한 행동을 하는 관종이야.
That person is an attention seeker who behaves strangely to get attention.
JK의 신곡이 전 세계적으로 엄청난 인기를 끌고 있습니다.
JK's new song is gaining huge popularity worldwide.
싸이의 강남스타일은 전 세계적으로 큰 인기를 끌었다.
Psy's 'Gangnam Style' gained great popularity worldwide.

Usage Notes

Can be used for physically pulling something, attracting attention, or delaying time.

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