받다
bat-da
받다: you catch whatever is thrown your way
The picture A ball thrown from over there, caught in both your hands. Whatever the ball is, it lands in your arms.
Where the picture shows up in 받다
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pick up what's ringing
전화 좀 받아 줘.
jeon-hwa jom ba-da jwo
Can you get the phone?
The caller uses 전화를 걸다, the one answering uses 전화를 받다.
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an object lands in your arms
어제 택배 받았어요.
eo-je taek-bae ba-da-sseo-yo
My parcel arrived yesterday.
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unpleasant things land too
요즘 스트레스를 많이 받아요.
yo-jeum seu-teu-re-seu-reul ma-ni ba-da-yo
I've been under a lot of stress lately.
Korean says you 'receive' stress. 스트레스를 받다 is far more common than 스트레스가 있다.
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you take it in
여기 카드 받으세요?
yeo-gi ka-deu ba-deu-se-yo
Do you take cards here?
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your body takes it
내일 건강검진 받으러 가요.
nae-il geon-gang-geom-jin ba-deu-reo ga-yo
I'm going for a check-up tomorrow.
Check-ups, surgery and treatment are 받다 — done to you, not by you.