Korean

긁다

긁다
Meaning: to scratch, to scrape
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 긁다
Present 긁는다
Polite 긁어요
Formal 긁습니다
Past 긁었다
Past + Polite 긁었어요
Guess + Polite 긁겠어요
Connective 긁고
Conditional 긁으면
Volitional 긁자
Imperative 긁어라
Imperative + Polite 긁으세요
Attributive 긁는 / 긁은 / 긁을

Example sentences

A mosquito bit me, so I scratched my arm.
모기에 물린 자리가 너무 가려워서 계속 긁었다.
The mosquito bite was so itchy that I kept scratching.

Usage Notes

Used for the action of scratching an itch or scraping a surface.

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