들다
deul-da
들다 is the hand that lifts something up
The picture Something on the floor grabbed and lifted straight up. Heavy or light, visible or not, the motion is the same. 들다 raises what was below; 놓다 sets down what you were holding and leaves it there.
Where the picture shows up in 들다
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lift an object
가방 좀 들어 주실래요?
ga-bang jom deu-reo ju-sil-lae-yo
Could you carry this bag for me?
You grip the handle of a bag on the floor and straighten your knees, hauling it up
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raise your hand
질문 있으면 손 드세요.
jil-mun i-sseu-myeon son deu-se-yo
Raise your hand if you have a question.
From a seated row, one arm shoots straight up above the head
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lift your head
고개 들고 앞을 보세요.
go-gae deul-go a-peul bo-se-yo
Head up, look ahead.
A chin that had been tucked down rises until the eyes are level with what is ahead
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lift up an example
예를 들어 설명해 주세요.
ye-reul deu-reo seol-myeong-hae ju-se-yo
Could you explain that with an example?
Mid-explanation, you pull one sample out of a box and hold it up at eye level
예를 들어 is a fixed phrase meaning 'for example'.
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lift one side up
왜 자꾸 그 사람 편을 들어?
wae ja-kku geu sa-ram pyeo-neul deu-reo
Why do you always take his side?
A hand slips under one pan of a balance scale and lifts that side up
편을 들다 pictures lifting one side up above the other.
All of it in one picture
들다 is one motion: something below being raised above. Raise a bag and you are carrying it for someone; raise an arm and you are putting your hand up; raise a chin and you are lifting your head. Invisible things behave the same way: lift one specimen out and you get 예를 들어, 'for example'; lift one side of the scale and you get 편을 들다, taking someone's side. So anything with 들다 in it has that upward motion underneath, heavy or light.