앉다
an-da
Korean 'anda': coming down and sticking to one spot
The picture Something standing or airborne comes down and lays its weight onto a spot, and stays stuck there. anda is coming down and sticking to a spot; seoda is standing that weight back up off it.
Where the picture shows up in 앉다
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The body comes down onto a chair
여기 앉으세요.
yeo-gi an-jeu-se-yo
Please take this seat.
A hand points at the chair and the standing body lowers onto it
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Filling an empty seat
창가 자리에 앉고 싶어요.
chang-ga ja-ri-e an-go si-peo-yo
I'd like the seat by the window.
One empty chair is filled exactly by your body
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Staying stuck there for hours
하루 종일 앉아서 일해요.
ha-ru jong-il an-ja-seo il-hae-yo
I work at a desk all day.
Weight stays on the chair while the sun crosses the window
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Something in flight settles
전깃줄에 새가 앉았어요.
jeon-git-ju-re sae-ga an-ja-sseo-yo
A bird landed on the power line.
A flying bird folds its wings and sets both feet on the wire
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Lowering face to face to talk
한번 앉아서 이야기해 봐요.
han-beon an-ja-seo i-ya-gi-hae bwa-yo
Let's sit down and talk it through.
Two people pull their chairs in, face each other, and start talking
All of it in one picture
anda is the single picture of coming down and sticking. A standing body lowering onto a chair is an invitation to sit; one empty seat filled exactly by your body is taking a seat. Weight staying on the chair for hours is working seated, a flying bird folding its wings and setting both feet on a wire is a bird settling, and two people lowering themselves face to face is sitting down to talk.