Pick up in Korean 🇰🇷

줍다 info.

Tips to Remember the Korean Word:
• Think of “줍다” as “to pick up”—imagine yourself picking up something valuable, and remember that “주워요” (juwoyo) sounds like “you wanna pick it up.”
• Note that it’s a ㅂ-irregular verb, so its pronunciation changes in casual speech.

Explanations:
• “줍다” means “to pick up” or “to gather” objects (often items off the ground, like litter).
• It is used when physically lifting or collecting items.

Other Words with a Similar Meaning:
• “집다” (jipda) – also means “to pick up” or “to grasp” (sometimes with the nuance of picking up small items).
• “들다” (deulda) – can mean “to lift” or “to pick up,” though it often emphasizes the act of raising something.

Conjugations of 줍다:
• Basic (dictionary) form: 줍다 (jupda)
• Present Tense (informal polite): 주워요 (juwoyo)
• Present Tense (formal polite): 줍니다 (jupnida)
• Past Tense (informal polite): 주웠어요 (juwosseoyo)
• Past Tense (formal polite): 줍었습니다 (jupseosseumnida)
• Future Tense (informal polite): 주울 거예요 (juul geoyeyo)
• Future Tense (formal polite): 주울 것입니다 (juul geosimnida)

Examples of Sentences:
1. “I picked up the pen.”
– Korean: 나는 펜을 주웠어요.
– Romanized: Naneun pen-eul juwosseoyo.
2. “Please pick up the trash.”
– Korean: 쓰레기를 주워주세요.
– Romanized: Sseuregi-reul juwoseyo.
3. “He always picks up things lying on the floor.”
– Korean: 그는 바닥에 놓인 물건들을 주워요.
– Romanized: Geuneun badak-e nojin mulgeon-deureul juwoyo.
4. “We will pick up the packages tomorrow.”
– Korean: 우리는 내일 소포들을 주울 거예요.
– Romanized: Urineun naeil sopodeureul juul geoyeyo.

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