To stack up in Korean 🇰🇷

쌓이다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Associate 쌓이다 (ssah-i-da) with the English word “stack” – both imply items accumulating one on top of the other.
• Visualize a pile gradually growing as you add elements to it.

Explanations:
• 쌓이다 means “to be stacked” or “to accumulate,” often used when objects or abstract items (like experiences) build up over time.
• It is commonly used in contexts where things gather or pile up naturally.

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• 누적되다 (nujuk-doeda) – “to accumulate” or “to be accumulated.”
• 쌓아지다 (ssah-ah-jida) – another form emphasizing the process of piling up.

Conjugations:
Present: 쌓인다 (ssah-in-da) – “is/are being stacked/accumulated”
Past: 쌓였다 (ssah-yeot-da) – “was/were stacked/accumulated”
Future: 쌓일 것이다 (ssah-il geo-sim-ni-da) – “will be stacked/accumulated”
Present Progressive: 쌓이고 있다 (ssah-i-go it-da) – “is/are currently stacking up/accumulating”

Example Sentences:
• Books are stacking up on the shelf.
→ 책들이 책꽂이 위에 쌓인다.
→ (chaek-deu-ri chaek-kkot-i wi-e ssah-in-da)

• Over time, experiences accumulate.
→ 시간이 지남에 따라 경험이 쌓인다.
→ (si-gan-i ji-nam-e tta-ra gyeong-heom-i ssah-in-da)

• After long use, dust had accumulated in the corners.
→ 오랜 사용 후에 먼지가 구석에 쌓였다.
→ (o-ren sa-yong hu-e meon-ji-ga gu-seok-e ssah-yeot-da)

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