크다
keu-da
One Korean word for a roomy shoe, a big bill, and a kid who grew
The picture An outline that was sitting still pushes outward and takes over the space beside it. keuda is an outline spreading outward; jakda is one shrinking inward.
Where the picture shows up in 크다
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The size outgrows the body
이 신발은 저한테 조금 커요.
i sin-ba-reun jeo-han-te jo-geum keo-yo
These shoes are a bit big on me.
The foot is pushed all the way in and empty space still sits at the toe, the shoe sliding loose
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The number gains a digit
금액이 너무 커서 카드로 낼게요.
geu-mae-gi neo-mu keo-seo ka-deu-ro nael-ge-yo
The total is high, so I'll pay by card.
The figure at the bottom of the receipt grows one digit longer than the cash in the wallet
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Sound spills past the ear
소리가 너무 크니까 좀 줄여 주세요.
so-ri-ga neo-mu keu-ni-kka jom ju-ryeo ju-se-yo
It's too loud, please turn it down a little.
Sound comes over the wall and fills the ear until a hand claps over it
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Height passes last year's mark
아이가 일 년 사이에 많이 컸어요.
a-i-ga il nyeon sa-i-e ma-ni keo-sseo-yo
The child has grown a lot in a year.
A new pencil line on the door frame is drawn well above last year's line
For a person growing up, Korean uses keuda itself, not a separate verb for grow.
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The matter outgrows your guess
이번 일은 생각보다 큰 문제예요.
i-beon i-reun saeng-gak-bo-da keun mun-je-ye-yo
This turned out to be a serious problem.
A stain that looked like a dot has soaked right to the edge once the cloth is lifted
All of it in one picture
keuda is one outline spreading outward. Wider than the foot, so the shoe is too big; one extra digit on the total, so the amount is big; sound spilling past the ears, so it is too loud. The pencil mark on the door frame climbs above last year's and the child has grown, and a stain that has soaked to the edge of the cloth is a big problem.