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Korean

가리키다

가리키다
Meaning: to point; to indicate
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Inflected form
Base 가리키다
Present 가리킨다
Polite 가리켜요
Formal 가리킵니다
Past 가리켰다
Past + Polite 가리켰어요
Guess + Polite 가리키겠어요
Connective 가리키고
Conditional 가리키면
Volitional 가리키자
Imperative 가리켜라
Imperative + Polite 가리키세요
Attributive 가리키는 / 가리킨 / 가리킬

Example sentences

그는 손가락으로 북쪽을 가리켰다.
He pointed north with his finger.
천문학 수업에서 표는 북두칠성의 자루를 이루는 세 별을 가리킨다고 배웠다.
In astronomy class, I learned that this term refers to the three stars forming the handle of the Big Dipper.
옛 문헌에는 매가 우리 음악을 가리킨다는 설명이 있다.
An old text explains that the term referred to Korean music in China.
옛 문헌에서는 「오」를 오스트리아를 가리키는 접두어로 썼다.
Old documents used a prefix referring to Austria.
고문헌에서 포함은 여러 대상을 널리 아우르는 범위를 가리킨다.
In classical texts, broad inclusion refers to encompassing many different objects.

Usage Notes

Used to describe the act of pointing at something or indicating a direction.

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