서다
seo-da
In Korean a bus 'stands' and so does a machine
The picture What was lying down or rolling along is set straight up in one place, and the motion stops dead. seoda is halting upright in one place; geotda is leaving that place and moving forward.
Where the picture shows up in 서다
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The body halts upright
여기 줄 서서 기다리세요.
yeo-gi jul seo-seo gi-da-ri-se-yo
Please line up here and wait.
Feet planted on the floor, backs straightened, bodies strung into one line
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A vehicle stops
버스가 저 앞에 서요.
beo-seu-ga jeo a-pe seo-yo
The bus stops just up there.
The rolling bus wheels come to a dead stop in front of the shelter
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A machine stops
기계가 갑자기 섰어요.
gi-gye-ga gap-ja-gi seo-sseo-yo
The machine suddenly died.
A turning belt cuts its noise and seizes right where it was
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Standing in place
집 앞에 큰 나무가 서 있어요.
jip a-pe keun na-mu-ga seo i-sseo-yo
There's a big tree in front of my house.
Roots sunk into the ground, the trunk running straight up
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A plan gets set up
아직 계획이 안 섰어요.
a-jik gye-hoe-gi an seo-sseo-yo
Nothing is settled yet.
Thoughts drifting loose are set into one line, in order
All of it in one picture
seoda is motion stopping while the body is set upright. Feet planted and back straight is standing in line; rolling wheels coming to rest is the bus stopping. A belt that seizes where it was is the machine going down, roots in the ground and a trunk going straight up is a tree standing, and loose thoughts set into one line is a plan coming together.