Korean

말리다

말리다
Meaning: to dry; to stop someone; to get caught up in
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 말리다
Present 말린다
Polite 말려요
Formal 말립니다
Past 말렸다
Past + Polite 말렸어요
Guess + Polite 말리겠어요
Connective 말리고
Conditional 말리면
Volitional 말리자
Imperative 말려라
Imperative + Polite 말리세요
Attributive 말리는 / 말린 / 말릴

Example sentences

Mom is drying the laundry.
비에 젖은 옷을 말렸다.
I dried the clothes that got wet in the rain.
뱅어포는 설치를 말린 것이다.
Baengeopo (dried fish jerky) is made from dried seolchi.
할머니는 마당에 멍석을 깔고 고추를 말리셨다.
Grandmother spread a straw mat in the yard and dried chili peppers.
계단을 정신없이 오르락내리락 뛰는 아이를 말렸다.
I stopped the child who was running up and down the stairs frantically.

Usage Notes

This verb has multiple meanings. It can mean to dry something (like clothes), to dissuade or stop someone from doing something, or to be rolled up or caught in something.

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