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일어나다

i-reo-na-da

In Korean, accidents 'rise up' too

The picture Something low to the ground straightens and surges upward, so what was not there now stands in front of you. ireonada is what was below surging up; anda is what was above settling down.

Core verbs

Where the picture shows up in 일어나다

  1. The body rises from sleep

    저는 매일 여섯 시에 일어나요.

    jeo-neun mae-il yeo-seot si-e i-reo-na-yo

    I get up at six every day.

    The quilt is thrown back and the lying body is stood upright

  2. Rising from a seat

    이름을 부르면 일어나세요.

    i-reu-meul bu-reu-myeon i-reo-na-se-yo

    Please stand when your name is called.

    A body stuck to a chair straightens its back and lifts away from it

  3. Rising again after illness

    수술하고 사흘 뒤에 일어날 수 있었어요.

    su-sul-ha-go sa-heul dwi-e i-reo-nal su i-sseo-sseo-yo

    Three days after surgery I could get up.

    A patient swings both feet off the bed and straightens her back

  4. An event surges up

    아침에 큰 사고가 일어났어요.

    a-chi-me keun sa-go-ga i-reo-na-sseo-yo

    There was a bad accident this morning.

    On a quiet street an event surges up and people crowd around it

  5. Fire or wind surges up

    공장에서 불이 일어났어요.

    gong-jang-e-seo bu-ri i-reo-na-sseo-yo

    A fire broke out at the plant.

    Flames surge up off the floor and smoke hits the ceiling

All of it in one picture

ireonada is the picture of something low surging upward. A lying body throwing off the quilt and rising is waking up; a body peeling off a chair and rising is standing up from a seat. A patient rising from the bed again is recovering, an event surging up over a quiet street is an accident happening, and flames surging off the floor is a fire breaking out.

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