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개요 · 갰어요 · 갤 거예요 · 갠 (+noun)
to clear up (of weather)
Example
오후에는 비가 그치고 날씨가 개겠습니다.
In the afternoon, the rain will stop and the skies will clear.
Word parts
Homonym warning: 개다 also means 'to fold' clothes, and 개 alone is 'dog'.
Good to know
You'll mostly hear 개다 in forecasts; in conversation people often say 날씨가 맑아졌어요.
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개요 · 갰어요 · 갤 거예요 · 개세요
to fold (clothes, bedding)
Example
마른 빨래를 개서 옷장에 넣었어요.
I folded the dry laundry and put it in the closet.
Word parts
Homonym warning: 개다 also means 'to clear up' (weather), and 개 alone is 'dog'.
Good to know
Use 개다 for clothes and bedding (이불을 개다); for paper, use 접다.
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