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Dry in Korean 🇰🇷


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dry 건조하다
How to say “dry” in Korean? “건조하다”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “건조하다” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on dry in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to Remember:
• Associate 건조하다 (geonjo hada) with “dry” by picturing a very dry, cracked surface. The syllable 건 (geon) might remind you of “gone” water, and 조 (jo) sounds like “choke” when there's no moisture.
• Imagine the weather when everything is drying out, reinforcing the meaning of 건조하다 as “dry.”

Explanations:
• 건조하다 is an adjective (actually a descriptive verb in Korean grammar) meaning “to be dry.”
• It is used to describe anything lacking moisture—from weather and soil to skin.
• In sentences, it can function both as a predicate and as a modifier when changed into its attributive form (건조한).

Synonyms/Other Words with Similar Meaning:
• 마르다 (mareuda) – means “to be dry” and is commonly used for objects or living things becoming dry.
• 건조하다 (geonjo hada) is more often used for general dryness, especially in relation to environments or climates.

Conjugations:
• Dictionary/Infinitive Form: 건조하다 (geonjo hada)
• Present Informal Low: 건조해 (geonjohae)
• Present Polite: 건조해요 (geonjohaeyo)
• Present Formal: 건조합니다 (geonjohamnida)
• Past Informal Low: 건조했어 (geonjohaesseo)
• Past Polite: 건조했어요 (geonjohaesseoyo)
• Past Formal: 건조했습니다 (geonjohaetseumnida)
• Future Informal Low: 건조할 거야 (geonjo-hal geoya)
• Future Polite: 건조할 거예요 (geonjo-hal geoyeyo)
• Future Formal: 건조할 것입니다 (geonjo-hal geos-imnida)

Example Sentences:
1. “The air in this room is very dry.”
– Korean: 이 방의 공기가 매우 건조해요.
– Romanized: I bang-ui gong-gi-ga maeu geonjohaeyo.
2. “My skin gets dry in the winter.”
– Korean: 겨울에는 내 피부가 건조해져요.
– Romanized: Gyeoure-neun nae pibu-ga geonjohaejyeoyo.
3. “Due to the drought, the land is extremely dry.”
– Korean: 가뭄 때문에 땅이 매우 건조합니다.
– Romanized: Gamum ttaemune ttang-i maeu geonjohamnida.

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