Korean

녹이다

녹이다
Meaning: to melt; to dissolve; to soothe
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 녹이다
Present 녹인다
Polite 녹여요
Formal 녹입니다
Past 녹였다
Past + Polite 녹였어요
Guess + Polite 녹이겠어요
Connective 녹이고
Conditional 녹이면
Volitional 녹이자
Imperative 녹여라
Imperative + Polite 녹이세요
Attributive 녹이는 / 녹인 / 녹일

Example sentences

A warm cup of tea completely melted my frozen body.
그는 쇠를 녹여 칼을 만들었다.
He melted iron and made a knife.
나는 손바닥을 비비며 추위를 녹였다.
I rubbed my palms together to melt the cold.

Usage Notes

Used to describe melting solids, dissolving substances, or warming/soothing a cold body or emotions.

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