To hold in Korean 🇰🇷

들다 info.

Tips to remember "들다":
• Imagine lifting an object; the word “들다” sounds like “dull day” where you might need extra energy to lift something heavy.
• Visualize physically holding something—it directly links the motion of lifting or holding with “들다.”

Explanations:
• “들다” primarily means “to hold,” “to pick up,” or “to lift.”
• It can also be used in contexts like “to cost” (e.g., 이거 10,000원 들다 – “this costs 10,000 won”), though the physical sense is most common.
• Synonyms with similar meanings include “잡다” (to grab or catch) and “쥐다” (to grip tightly).

Conjugations of 들다 (infinitive form: 들다, romanized: deulda):

• Present Tense:
 – Informal: 들어 (deureo)
 – Informal polite: 들어요 (deureoyo)
 – Formal polite: 듭니다 (deumnida)

• Past Tense:
 – Informal: 들었어 (deureosseo)
 – Informal polite: 들었어요 (deureosseoyo)
 – Formal polite: 들었습니다 (deureotseumnida)

• Future Tense:
 – Informal: 들 거야 (deul geoya)
 – Informal polite: 들 거예요 (deul geoyeyo)
 – Formal polite: 들 것입니다 (deul geosimnida)

• Progressive (Present Continuous):
 – Informal: 들고 있어 (deulgo isseo)
 – Informal polite: 들고 있어요 (deulgo isseoyo)
 – Formal polite: 들고 있습니다 (deulgo itseumnida)

Example Sentences:
1. I picked up the book.
 – Korean: 내가 책을 들었어.
 – Romanized: Naega chaekeul deureosseo.

2. Please hold this box.
 – Korean: 이 상자를 들어 주세요.
 – Romanized: I sangjareul deureo juseyo.

3. The child is holding a toy.
 – Korean: 아이가 장난감을 들고 있어요.
 – Romanized: Aiga jangnangameul deulgo isseoyo.

4. It will be heavy, so lift it carefully.
 – Korean: 무겁겠어요, 그러니까 조심히 들어야 해요.
 – Romanized: Mugeopgesseoyo, geureonikka josimhi deureoya haeyo.

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