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세우다

se-u-da

Stopping a car and making a plan are the same gesture

The picture What was lying flat or rolling along is set upright, and made to hold its place.

Core verbs

Where the picture shows up in 세우다

  1. a rolling thing halted in place

    여기 잠깐 차 좀 세워 주세요.

    yeo-gi jam-kkan cha jom se-wo ju-se-yo

    Please pull the car over here for a moment.

  2. what lay down made upright again

    쓰러진 의자를 다시 세웠어요.

    sseu-reo-jin ui-ja-reul da-si se-wo-sseo-yo

    I stood the fallen chair back up.

  3. something new made to stand on the ground

    여기에 새 건물을 세운대요.

    yeo-gi-e sae geon-mu-reul se-un-dae-yo

    They say a new building is going up here.

  4. a plan made to stand in the mind

    먼저 계획을 세우고 시작합시다.

    meon-jeo gye-hoe-geul se-u-go si-ja-kap-si-da

    Let's set up a plan first and then start.

    A plan is erected like a building: a shapeless thought is made to stand upright.

  5. a folded collar made upright

    옷깃을 세우고 나갔어요.

    ot-gi-seul se-u-go na-ga-sseo-yo

    He turned his collar up and went out.

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