Kneel down in Korean 🇰🇷

엎드리다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Think of the word as having two parts: “엎” (eop) sounds like “up” turned upside down, and “드리다” (deurida) is a common verb ending that means “to do” in a deferential tone. Imagine someone so respectful that when they kneel down, they do it in a very formal (honorific-like) way.
• Link the sound “eopdeurida” with the image of lowering your body completely, as if you were giving yourself “upside-down” respect.

Explanations:
• 엎드리다 (eopdeurida) means “to lie face down” or “to prostrate oneself.” It conveys the act of lowering one’s upper body toward the ground, often in a gesture of respect or tiredness.
• Although “kneel down” in English specifically means bending the knees, 엎드리다 implies a more full-body motion—lying flat on one’s front.

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• 무릎 꿇다 (mureup kkulda) – This literally means “to kneel (by bending one’s knees)” and is closer to the typical idea of kneeling down.
• 엎드러지다 (eopdeureojida) – Sometimes used in contexts of collapsing or slumping down suddenly, though it is less formal.

Conjugations of 엎드리다:
• Dictionary/Infinitive Form: 엎드리다 (eopdeurida)
• Present Tense (Declarative):
 – Informal: 엎드린다 (eopdeurinda)
 – Polite: 엎드립니다 (eopdeurimnida)
• Present Progressive:
 – Informal: 엎드리고 있다 (eopdeurigo itda)
 – Polite: 엎드리고 있습니다 (eopdeurigo itseumnida)
• Past Tense:
 – Informal: 엎드렸다 (eopdeuryeotda)
 – Polite: 엎드렸습니다 (eopdeuryeotseumnida)
• Future Tense:
 – Informal: 엎드릴 것이다 (eopdeuril geosida)
 – Polite: 엎드릴 겁니다 (eopdeuril geomnida)
• Imperative:
 – Informal: 엎드려 (eopdeuryeo)
 – Polite: 엎드리세요 (eopdeuriseyo)

Example Sentences:
1. After the long run, he collapsed and lay face down on the grass.
 – 긴 달리기 후에 그는 풀밭에 엎드렸다.
  Romanized: gin dalligi hue geuneun pulbate eopdeuryeotda.

2. In the martial arts class, the master instructed the students to lie face down.
 – 무술 수업에서 사범님은 학생들에게 엎드리라고 했다.
  Romanized: musul sueobeseo sabeomnim-eun haksaengdeurege eopdeurirago haetda.

3. During meditation, she lies face down to relax completely.
 – 명상하는 동안 그녀는 완전히 휴식을 위해 엎드리고 있다.
  Romanized: myeongsanghaneun dong-an geunyeoneun wanjeonhi hyusigeul wihae eopdeurigo itda.

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