기르다
Romanisation: gireuda
to cultivate (a habit)
Example sentence
좋은 습관을 기르세요.
Joeun seupgwaneul gireuseyo.
Cultivate good habits.
What 기르다 means
기르다 (gireuda) is a Korean word meaning “to cultivate (a habit)”. It belongs to the Actions & Verbs topic and appears at Level 3, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Korean.
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Level 3
시키다
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to let; to make (someone do)
바라다
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to hope
이해하다
ihaehada
to understand
은 적이 있다
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to have done before (experience marker)
이륙하다
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to take off (flight)
휴가를 내다
hyugareul naeda
to ask for leave
안심하다
ansimhada
to rest assured; to feel relieved
관심을 가지다
gwansimeul gajida
to care about
공연하다
gongyeonhada
to perform
발견하다
balgyeonhada
to discover
나타나다
natanada
to appear
비교하다
bigyohada
to compare