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업다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Think of “업다” (eopda) by associating the “up” sound in English with lifting someone onto your back.
• Imagine giving someone a piggyback ride: you “lift them up” which can remind you of the sound “eop.”

Explanation:
• “업다” (eopda) is a verb meaning “to carry someone on one's back,” most commonly used when referring to carrying a child or someone in need of support.
• It conveys a specific way of carrying, different from simply “holding” or “carrying” in other contexts.

Other Words with a Similar Meaning:
• 들다 (deulda) – generally means “to carry” or “to hold,” though it is less specific about carrying on the back.
• 안다 (anda) – means “to hold” or “to embrace,” typically implying carrying in your arms.

Conjugations of 업다 (Infinitive Form: 업다 – eopda):

Present Tense:
• Polite: 업어요 (eopyeoyo)
• Informal: 업어 (eop eo)

Past Tense:
• Polite: 업었어요 (eopeosseoyo)

Future Tense:
• Polite: 업을 거예요 (eopeul geoyeyo)

Present Progressive:
• Polite: 업고 있어요 (eopgo isseoyo)

Imperative (Command):
• Informal: 업어! (eop-eo!)

Example Sentences:
1. I carried my child on my back.
– 나는 아이를 업었어요. (Naneun aireul eopeosseoyo.)
2. He is carrying his little brother on his back.
– 그는 동생을 업고 있어요. (Geuneun dongsaengeul eopgo isseoyo.)
3. Please give me a piggyback ride!
– 업어 주세요! (Eop-eo juseyo!)
4. Tomorrow, I will carry my friend’s heavy bag on my back.
– 내일 친구의 무거운 가방을 업을 거예요. (Naeil chingueui mugeoun gabangeul eopeul geoyeyo.)

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