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Korean

재다

재다
Meaning: to measure; to weigh; to calculate
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Inflected form
Base 재다
Present 잰다
Polite 재요
Formal 잽니다
Past 쟀다
Past + Polite 쟀어요
Guess + Polite 재겠어요
Connective 재고
Conditional 재면
Volitional 재자
Imperative 재라
Imperative + Polite 재세요
Attributive 재는 / /

Example sentences

선생님께서 아이들의 키를 재 주셨다.
The teacher measured the children's heights.
박물관 안내문은 곡을 곡식의 양을 재던 옛 그릇으로 설명한다.
The museum guide describes this historical measure as an old vessel once used to measure the amount of grain.
그 는 대중으로 길이를 쟀다.
He measured the length by estimation.
수학에서 시선은 각을 재는 기준선이다.
In mathematics, the initial line is the reference line for measuring angles.
약사는 귀금속을 명칭에 올려놓고 무게를 잰 뒤 결과를 적었습니다.
The pharmacist placed the precious metal on a pan balance, weighed it, and wrote down the result.

Usage Notes

This verb has multiple meanings. In this context, it refers to physically measuring something, like height or weight.

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