Korean Word of the Day
앉다
AN-da • verb — 26th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to sit; to take a seat
Examples
- 의자에 앉으세요.
(Please sit in the chair.) - 여기 앉아도 돼요?
(May I sit here? / Can I sit here?) - 버스에 앉을 자리가 없었어요.
(There was no seat available on the bus.)
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Used for the physical action of sitting down or taking a seat. Common in everyday speech when offering or requesting a seat. Polite/formal verb forms include 앉아요 (polite), 앉으세요 (polite imperative), and 앉습니다 (formal). You can ask for permission with phrases like '여기 앉아도 돼요?' and offer a seat with '앉으세요.' In some formal situations, it's polite to wait to be invited to sit.
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