Korean

서성거리다

서성거리다
Meaning: to hover; to linger; to pace back and forth
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 서성거리다
Present 서성거린다
Polite 서성거려요
Formal 서성거립니다
Past 서성거렸다
Past + Polite 서성거렸어요
Guess + Polite 서성거리겠어요
Connective 서성거리고
Conditional 서성거리면
Volitional 서성거리자
Imperative 서성거려라
Imperative + Polite 서성거리세요
Attributive 서성거리는 / 서성거린 / 서성거릴

Example sentences

He hovered in front of the door as if he had something to say.
그는 결과를 기다리며 안절부절 서성거렸다.
He paced restlessly while waiting for the results.

Usage Notes

Describes the action of wandering around because of a purpose or hesitation.

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