To shake in Korean 🇰🇷

흔들다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Notice that “흔들다” (heundeulda) sounds a bit like “handle” but with a twist; imagine handling something only to have it shake unexpectedly.
• Break it into “흔들” (heundeul) + “다” (da), with “다” indicating the basic form of a verb.

Explanations:
• “흔들다” means “to shake” or “to sway” and can be used for physical shaking (like shaking an object) or metaphorical shaking (like shaking one’s head).

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• 휘젓다 (hwijjeotda) – often used when stirring or mixing vigorously.
• 요동치다 (yodongchida) – implies trembling or shaking violently, often referring to large-scale motion (e.g., an earthquake).

Conjugations of “흔들다”:

Infinitive (dictionary form):
 흔들다 (heundeulda)

Present Tense:
• Declarative (plain): 흔든다 (heundunda)
• Informal Polite: 흔들어요 (heundeureoyo)
• Formal Polite: 흔들습니다 (heundeulseumnida)

Past Tense:
• Informal: 흔들었어 (heundeureosseo)
• Informal Polite: 흔들었어요 (heundeureosseoyo)
• Formal Polite: 흔들었습니다 (heundeureotseumnida)

Future Tense:
• Informal: 흔들 거야 (heundeul geoya)
• Informal Polite: 흔들 거예요 (heundeul geoyeyo)
• Formal Polite: 흔들겠습니다 (heundeulgetseumnida)

Present Continuous:
• Informal Polite: 흔들고 있어요 (heundeulgo isseoyo)

Examples of Sentences:
• “He shook his head to say no.”
 그는 아니라고 머리를 흔들었어요.
 (Geuneun anirago meorireul heundeureosseoyo.)

• “The tree was shaking in the wind.”
 바람에 나무가 크게 흔들렸어요.
 (Barame namuga keuge heundeullyeosseoyo.)

• “She shook the bottle to mix the ingredients.”
 그녀는 재료를 섞기 위해 병을 흔들었어요.
 (Geunyeoneun jaeryoreul seokkgi wihae byeongeul heundeureosseoyo.)

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