들다

First attested in the Yongbi eocheonga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 들다 (Yale: tulta).

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• Phonetic Hangul[들다]

들다 • (deulda) (infinitive 들어, sequential 드니)

1. (inside from outside) to come in; to get in; to enter
2. (light or water) to come in; to get in; to enter
3. to move to; to get in; to stay
4. to get on; to take (a certain road.)
5. (to a place to sleep) to get into
6. to cost; be spent; be used; be poured; be invested (money, effort, etc.)

   지하철을 타는 데 천원이 들었다.

   Jihacheoreul taneun de cheonwoni deureotda.

   It cost [me] a thousand Won to ride the subway.

   Note that the subject is the cost, not the spending entity.

7. (color, flavor, or moisture) to get in; to permeate; to saturate with
8. to reach; be in; to come in

   계약서에 들어 있습니다.

   Gyeyakseo-e deureo itseumnida.

   It's in the contract.

9. to enter, to infiltrate, be drawn to; be attracted to

   마음에 들다 ― ma-eume deulda ― to like, to be likeable (literally, to enter one’s heart/one’s mind)

10. to join an organization
11. (auxiliary verb) to actively strive to do
12. to stop raining

    날이 들었다.

    Nari deureotda.

    It stopped raining.

13. to grow older; to age

    나이가 들면 지혜가 생긴다.

    Naiga deulmyeon jihyega saengginda.

    With aging comes wisdom.

14. to hold; to carry
15. to raise; to lift

    선생님이 정답을 아는 학생을 부탁하셔서 손을 들었다.

    Seonsaengnimi jeongdabeul aneun haksaeng-eul butakhasyeoseo soneul deureotda.

    The teacher asked for a student who knows the answer, so (I) raised (my) hand.

16. (honorific) to eat; to drink

    맛있게 드세요

    masitge deuseyo

    Bon appetit (literally, eat tastefully)