삼키다
samkida[sʰa̠mcçida̠]
The English verb 'swallow' is translated into Korean as 삼키다 (samkida).
삼키다 is a verb meaning to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach.
Meaning: to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach (verb)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The past tense of 삼키다 is 삼켰다. For present tense forms, use 삼켜요 for a polite tone and 삼켜 for an informal or casual tone.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is samkida.
Did you know?
- The term can be used to describe an entity that 'swallows' light, such as a black hole, using 삼키다 to convey a total disappearance.
- The word 삼키다 is used to describe a landscape that 'swallows' a building or a person, often used in literature to evoke a sense of being overwhelmed by nature.
- The Middle Korean form of 삼키다 was recorded as ᄉᆞᆷᄭᅵ다 in the 1447 text Seokbo sangjeol.
Examples in context
- 음식을 삼키다.Swallow the food.
- 약을 삼키세요.Please swallow the medicine.
- 음식을 삼키지 마세요.Please don't swallow the food.
- 나는 음식을 잘 삼킬 수 있어요.I can swallow food well.
- 소리나게 약을 삼켰다.Swallowed the medicine loudly.
- 자꾸 삼킨다면 다치지 않을까요?Won't you get hurt if you keep swallowing?
Sources
- Wiktionary, “swallow” translations and entries 삼키다, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 삼키다, CC BY-SA 4.0.
