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TOPIK 4verb

내려놓다

naeryeonota [내려노타]

내려놓아요 · 내려놓았어요 · 내려놓을 거예요 · 내려놓으세요

to put down, to set down; to let go of (a burden, a position)

Example

무거운 가방은 여기에 내려놓으세요.

Please set your heavy bags down here.

Word parts

내리다 'to lower' + 놓다 'to put': lower it and leave it.

Good to know

Figurative: 마음을 내려놓다 means to let go of your worries.