켜다
Meanings
Verb
1. To light an oil lamp or candle; strike a match or lighter (transitive)
2. To turn something on (transitive)
3. To split a wood lengthwise with a saw (transitive)
4. To play a stringed instrument (transitive)
5. To reel silk off cocoons (transitive)
6. To make a taffy white (transitive)
7. To drink in a gulp (transitive)
8. To drink water very often due to thirst (transitive)
9. To stretch (transitive, with 기지개)
10. To corrugate (transitive)
11. To make a sound using a bird call (transitive)
12. To fan (North Korea)
Pronunciation
kyeoda
Examples36
짜게 먹어서 그랬는지 물을 많이 켰다.
Because I ate salty food, I drank lots of water.
그는 일어나 기지개를 한 번 켜고 나서 창문을 열었다.
He got up, stretched once and opened the window.
기지개를 켜다
stretch
라디오를 켜다
turn on the radio
성냥을 켜 담뱃불을 붙였다.
I struck a match and lit a cigarette.
그녀가 나를 위해 첼로를 켜면서 노래를 불러 주었다.
She sang the song for me while playing the cello.