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TOPIK 4verb

기울이다

giurida [기우리다]

기울여요 · 기울였어요 · 기울일 거예요 · 기울이세요

to tilt, to incline; to devote (effort, attention)

Example

학생들이 선생님 말씀에 귀를 기울였어요.

The students listened closely to the teacher.

Word parts

Causative of 기울다 'to lean': literally 'make something lean'.

Good to know

Key collocations: 귀를 기울이다 (listen closely), 노력을 기울이다 (put in effort).