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TOPIK 2verb

끼다

kkida

껴요 · 꼈어요 · 낄 거예요 · 끼세요

to put on, to wear (glasses, gloves, rings); to fit into

Example

저는 눈이 나빠서 안경을 껴요.

My eyesight is bad, so I wear glasses.

Word parts

Short form of 끼우다 'to insert'. Homonym: 끼다 also means 'to form' (fog, clouds).

Good to know

Use 끼다 for things you slip on: rings, gloves, contact lenses; glasses take 끼다 or 쓰다.