Fold in Korean 🇰🇷

개다 info.

Tips to Remember the Word:
• Imagine folding a piece of paper “into a dog shape” (개 = “dog” in Korean) to create a silly mental image that links “개다” with the act of folding.

Explanation:
• “개다” is a verb meaning “to fold” (used here in the sense of arranging something by bending it at a line). Note that in many contexts “to fold” is also expressed by “접다 (jeopda),” which is more common for folding items like clothes or paper.
• “개다” can be used to describe the action of folding an object into a compact form.

Synonyms:
• 접다 (jeopda) – a more frequently used verb meaning “to fold.”
• 접어넣다 (jeopeonota) – “to fold and put away.”

Conjugations for the Infinitive “개다” (assuming regular conjugation):
• Dictionary form: 개다 (gaeda)
• Present (plain speech): 개어 (gae‐o) or in polite form: 개어요 (gae-eoyo)
• Past (plain speech): 개었어 (gae-eosseo) or politely: 개었어요 (gae-eoseoyo)
• Future (plain speech): 개겠어 (gae-geosseo) or politely: 개겠어요 (gae-gesseoyo)
• Imperative (plain): 개어라 (gae-eora) or politely: 개세요 (gae-eseyo)
• Propositive (let’s …): 개자 (gaeja)

Example Sentences:
1. I fold my clothes every morning.
– 저는 아침마다 옷을 개어요.
– (Jeoneun achimmada oseul gae-eoyo.)
2. Please fold the towel neatly.
– 수건을 깔끔하게 개세요.
– (Su-geoneul kkalggumhage gae-eseyo.)
3. He folded the letter and put it in his pocket.
– 그는 편지를 개어서 주머니에 넣었어.
– (Geuneun pyeonjireul gae-eoseo jumeonie neoh-eosseo.)

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