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TOPIK 6verb

넘나들다

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넘나들어요 · 넘나들었어요 · 넘나들 거예요 · 넘나드세요 (ㄹ drops)

to go back and forth (across), to cross freely between

Example

그 배우는 영화와 연극을 자유롭게 넘나들어요.

That actor moves freely between film and theater.

Word parts

넘다 'cross over' + 나다 'go out' + 들다 'come in' — crossing back and forth.

Good to know

Common with 경계 'boundary': 장르의 경계를 넘나들다 'to cross genre boundaries'.