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-아/어 두다

a/eo duda

Done, and left where it lies: -아/어 두다

The picture Doing something and leaving it right there, untouched, until it is needed.

Endings and forms

Where the picture shows up in -아/어 두다

  1. done in advance

    식당은 미리 예약해 뒀어요.

    sik-dang-eun mi-ri ye-ya-kae dwo-sseo-yo

    I already booked the restaurant.

  2. left in that state

    창문 좀 열어 둘까요?

    chang-mun jom yeo-reo dul-kka-yo

    Should I leave the window open?

  3. written down and kept

    주소는 제가 적어 둘게요.

    ju-so-neun je-ga jeo-geo dul-ge-yo

    I'll write the address down for later.

  4. piled up and kept aside

    비상금을 조금 모아 뒀어요.

    bi-sang-geu-meul jo-geum mo-a dwo-sseo-yo

    I've put a little emergency money aside.

  5. 놓다, the same picture

    남은 반찬은 냉장고에 넣어 놓으세요.

    na-meun ban-cha-neun naeng-jang-go-e neo-eo no-eu-se-yo

    Put the leftovers in the fridge and leave them there.

    두다 leans toward keeping it for a long while, 놓다 toward just getting it done. They are nearly interchangeable.

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