Meaning in English:
"묻다" (To Ask / To Bury) in Korean ❓⚰️
"묻다" (mudda) has two different meanings in Korean:
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To ask (a question) → "물어보다"
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To bury (something) → "묻다"
1️⃣ "묻다" as "To Ask" ❓
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선생님께 질문을 묻다. → Ask the teacher a question.
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그에게 길을 물어보세요. → Ask him for directions.
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왜 그렇게 묻는 거예요? → Why are you asking that?
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Tip: In spoken Korean, "묻다" (to ask) is often replaced with
"물어보다" for clarity!
2️⃣ "묻다" as "To Bury" ⚰️
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강아지가 땅에 뼈를 묻었어요. → The puppy buried a bone in the ground.
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옛 친구를 마음속에 묻었어요. → I buried my old friend in my heart. (Figurative)
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옷에 먼지가 묻었어요. → Dust got stuck on my clothes. (
묻다 can also mean "to get something on a surface.")
3️⃣ Conjugation of "묻다"
| Meaning |
Present |
Past |
Honorific (Formal) |
| To ask |
묻어요 → 물어요 |
물었어요 |
물으세요 |
| To bury |
묻어요 |
묻었어요 |
묻으세요 |
