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Clothes
What you wear, and the different verbs for putting it on.
English puts on everything; Korean has a verb for each part of the body. Clothes on the body are 입다, shoes and socks 신다, a hat or glasses 쓰다, gloves and rings 끼다, and a tie, a belt or jewellery 하다. Taking any of them off is 벗다. Because these verbs describe the act of putting on, what someone has on is often said in the past: 안경을 썼어요, “she is wearing glasses”.
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입다to put on, wear (clothes)Verb1
오늘은 뭘 입을까요?What shall I wear today?
For clothes on the body; shoes take 신다, hats 쓰다, gloves 끼다.
신다to put on, wear (shoes, socks)Verb2
이 신발 신어 봐도 돼요?May I try these shoes on?
벗다to take off (clothes, shoes, a hat)Verb2
여기서 신발을 벗으세요.Please take your shoes off here.
끼다to put on, wear (gloves, a ring)Verb2
추워서 장갑을 꼈어요.It was cold, so I put on my gloves.
입히다to dress (someone)Verb2
아이에게 두꺼운 옷을 입혔어요.I dressed the child in warm clothes.
빨다to wash (clothes)Verb2
이 옷은 손으로 빨아야 해요.This has to be washed by hand.
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