세우다
Meanings
Verb
1. causative of 서다 (seoda, “to stand”) (transitive)
a. to cause to stand, to cause to become erect; to prop up, to set up (transitive)
b. to set up; to establish (e.g. a plan, an institution, a record) (transitive)
c. to restore (e.g. of law, custom) (transitive)
d. to sharpen (a blade) (transitive)
e. to park (a car) (transitive)
f. to make people line up (transitive)
Pronunciation
se'uda
Examples9
젊었던 시절은 갔어도
추억은 심장에 남았네
공세운 그날의 이야기
후대들 가슴을 태우네
Although our youth has passed,
Memories remain in our hearts.
The story of that glorious day
sets the hearts of our successors ablaze.
톰은 벽을 세우고 있다.
Tom is building a wall.
계획을 세우는 것과 그것을 실행하는 것은 별개의 문제다.
It's one thing to make plans, but quite another to carry them out.
나라를 세우다
to found a country
나라에 큰 공을 세웠으니 큰 상을 내림이 가하다.
Having made great contributions to the country, you ought to receive a great reward.
목표를 세우다
to establish a goal