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TOPIK 4verb

가라앉다

garaanda [가라안따]

가라앉아요 · 가라앉았어요 · 가라앉을 거예요 · 가라앉은 (+noun)

to sink, to settle; to calm down, to subside

Example

약을 먹으니까 통증이 조금 가라앉았어요.

After I took the medicine, the pain eased a little.

Word parts

Contains 앉다 'to sit': something sinks and sits at the bottom.

Good to know

Pronounced [가라안따] — ㄵ sounds like ㄴ before a consonant.