Korean

다듬다

다듬다
Meaning: to trim; to prune; to refine
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 다듬다
Present 다듬는다
Polite 다듬아요
Formal 다듬습니다
Past 다듬았다
Past + Polite 다듬았어요
Guess + Polite 다듬겠어요
Connective 다듬고
Conditional 다듬으면
Volitional 다듬자
Imperative 다듬아라
Imperative + Polite 다듬으세요
Attributive 다듬는 / 다듬은 / 다듬을

Example

She meticulously trimmed her hair.

Usage Notes

다듬다 can mean to trim, prune, or refine something. It implies making something neat or complete.

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