Bend in Korean 🇰🇷

굽히다 info.

Tips to remember:
• Associate “굽히다” with the image of bowing or bending one's body in respect; the sound “굽” can remind you of “bent” or “curved.”
• Think of bending metal or a branch—the physical act of bending can help connect the meaning.

Explanation:
• 굽히다 means “to bend” in the sense of physically curving or bowing an object. It can also be used figuratively to mean yielding or submitting.
• It is often used in contexts where something is forced into a curved shape or someone shows deference by bowing.

Synonyms:
• 구부리다 – also means “to bend” or “curve,” with a similar physical sense.
• 휘다 – means “to bend, twist, or curve” (often used for materials that become curved under pressure).

Conjugations of 굽히다:
• Infinitive: 굽히다 (guphida)
• Present Informal Low: 굽힌다 (guphinda)
• Present Polite: 굽혀요 (guphyeoyo)
• Past Informal Low: 굽혔다 (guphyeotda)
• Past Polite: 굽혔어요 (guphyeosseoyo)
• Future: 굽힐 것이다 (guphil geosida) or 굽일 거예요 (guphil geoyeyo)
• Present Progressive: 굽히고 있다 (guphigo itda)

Example sentences:
1. 종이를 굽히지 마세요. (Jongireul guphiji maseyo.) – Please do not bend the paper.
2. 바람 때문에 나뭇가지가 굽혔다. (Baram ttaemune namutgajiga guphyeotda.) – The branch was bent by the wind.
3. 그는 자신의 신념을 굽히지 않았다. (Geuneun jasineui sinnyeomeul guphiji anhatda.) – He did not bend (yield) his beliefs.

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