Word details
듣다
- Pronunciation
- 듣따
- Part of speech
- verb
- Vocabulary level
- beginner
- Homonyms
- 2
- Derivative
- 들리다02, 들리다04
- Application
- 듣는 [든는 ]
들어 [드러 ]
들으니 [드르니 ]
듣습니다 [듣씀니다 ]
hear
To sense a sound with ears.
listen to
To listen carefully with strained ears to others' words or sounds.
follow; obey; heed
To follow what others say.
work
For a machine, equipment, etc., to operate normally.
hear; learn
To receive a certain news or story from others orally.
receive; get
To get scolded or praised usually by an elder.
regard; understand; get
To understand or regard something as a certain thing or in a certain way.
work
For something such as a medicine to take effect.
Idioms
듣다 처음[첫 소리]
the first time to hear[the first sound]
An expression used to describe something that one has never heard before and has just heard of for the first time.
듣도 보도 못하다
have never heard and seen
To not know something at all since one has never heard or seen it before.
Proverbs
듣기 좋은 이야기도 늘 들으면 싫다
Even pleasant words if heard all the time will be tiring
However excellent something is, people tend to be sick and tired of it if they deal with it repeatedly.
듣는 것이 보는 것만 못하다
Listening is not as good as watching
It is better to see something in person than hear about it several times.
들으면 병이요 안 들으면 약이다
It will make you sick if you hear it, but if you do not, it will make you feel better
It is better not to hear something that will not help.