주다
ju-da
주다: something crosses from your side to theirs
The picture What was in your hand crosses the line in the middle and lands in the other person's hand. 주다 is something crossing from your side to theirs; 받다 is something crossing from their side into your arms.
Where the picture shows up in 주다
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a favour crosses over
이것 좀 들어 주세요.
i-geot jom deu-reo ju-se-yo
Could you hold this for me?
As you struggle under a heavy load, another pair of hands slides underneath and takes the weight with you
Drop the -아/어 주다 and the request stops sounding like a request.
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an object crosses over
명함 한 장 주시겠어요?
myeong-ham han jang ju-si-ge-sseo-yo
Could I get one of your business cards?
A business card leaves the other person's fingertips, crosses the desk, and settles in your palm
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water crosses over
화분에 물 줬어?
hwa-bu-ne mul jwo-sseo
Did you water the plant?
Water pours from the can, leaves your hands, and soaks down into the soil of the pot
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money crosses over
월급은 25일에 줘요.
wol-geu-beun i-si-bo-i-re jwo-yo
Payday is the 25th.
A pay envelope crosses the counter and is pressed into the hand of the person who did the work
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time crosses over
시간을 조금만 더 주세요.
si-ga-neul jo-geum-man deo ju-se-yo
Please give me a little more time.
The other person slides the hourglass they were holding across the table toward you
All of it in one picture
주다 is a picture of something crossing the line in the middle, from this side to that one. Let your own effort cross and it becomes carrying it for someone; let a card cross and it is handed over; let water cross and the plant gets watered. Let money cross and it is payday; let time cross back toward you and it becomes asking for a little longer. So wherever 주다 turns up, something is passing from one pair of hands to another.