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

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Tips to Remember "닫다":
• Notice that "닫다" (dah-ta) sounds a bit like “dat” in “that,” so you might imagine saying “That door must be closed” to remember that it means “to close” or “to shut.”
• Picture closing a door firmly: the action is decisive, just as the short, crisp sound of "닫다" implies finality.

Explanations:
• "닫다" is a basic verb meaning “to close” or “to shut” in Korean.
• It is used to describe the intentional act of closing something (e.g., door, window, lid).

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• "닫다" can have a similar sense to "폐쇄하다" (pae-soe-hada) when referring to closing in a formal or institutional context.
• "막다" (mak-da) can also mean “to block” or “to shut off” in certain contexts, though its nuance is a bit different.

Different Conjugations of "닫다":

Infinitive:
 닫다 (dah-ta)

Present Tense:
 Informal polite: 닫아요 (dah-da-yo)
 Formal polite: 닫습니다 (dahd-seum-ni-da)

Past Tense:
 Informal polite: 닫았어요 (dah-da-sseo-yo)
 Formal polite: 닫았습니다 (dah-dahp-ni-da)

Future Tense:
 Informal polite: 닫을 거예요 (dah-eul geo-ye-yo)
 Formal polite: 닫을 것입니다 (dah-eul geo-sip-ni-da)

Present Progressive:
 Informal polite: 닫고 있어요 (dah-go i-sseo-yo)

Examples of Sentences:
1. “Please close the door.”
 Korean: 문을 닫아 주세요.
 Romanized: Muneul dah-a ju-se-yo.

2. “I closed the window because it was cold.”
 Korean: 창문을 닫았어요, 왜냐하면 날씨가 추웠어요.
 Romanized: Changmuneul dah-ass-eo-yo, waenyahamyeon nalssiga chu-wa-ss-eo-yo.

3. “She will close the book after finishing her reading.”
 Korean: 그녀는 독서를 끝내고 책을 닫을 거예요.
 Romanized: Geunyeoneun dokseoreul kkeutnaego chaegeul dah-eul geo-ye-yo.

4. “The shop is closing now.”
 Korean: 가게가 지금 닫고 있어요.
 Romanized: Gagega jigeum dah-go i-sseo-yo.

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