Word details
앉다
- Pronunciation
- 안따
- Part of speech
- verb
- Vocabulary level
- beginner
- Derivative
- 앉히다
- Application
- 앉아 [안자 ]
앉으니 [안즈니 ]
앉고 [안꼬 ]
앉는 [안는 ]
앉지 [안찌 ]
sit; be seated
To place one's weight on the bottocks and put his/her body on an object or on the floor with his/her upper body in an upright position.
sit; be perched
For a flying animal, airplane, ect., to land on a certain place and put its body on another object.
stand; be located
For a building, house, etc., to position itself in a direction or place.
take; assume
To occupy a status or position.
be covered with; be blanketed with
For small particles such as the dust in the air to land and be deposited on something else.
be covered with; be stained with; fall
For something to cover or stain an object.
sit idly by
To be not enthusiastic about doing something and remain aloof from it.
Idioms
앉아(서) 기다리다
sit idly by and wait
To make no effort in hopes that others will do something for oneself.
앉아(서) 배기다
remain seated and withstand something
To endure hardships at one's place and finally achieve something.
앉아서 벼락 맞다
be struck by lightning while being seated
To helplessly suffer unexpected misfortune.
앉으나 서나
regardless of when one is sitting or when one is standing
Always, or in whatever situation.
Proverbs
앉은 자리에 풀도 안 나겠다
Even grass will not grow on the place one has been seated
For one's character to be very unfriendly and cold-hearted.
앉을 자리 봐 가면서 앉으라
You should check the place that you will sit on before taking a seat
An expression used to advise someone to make a reasonable judgment and behave in a quick-witted manner in everything.
앉을 자리 설 자리를 가리다[안다]
distinguish[know] where to sit and where to stand
To make a reasonable judgment on what one should do in a quick-witted manner.