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TOPIK 1verb

놀다

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놀아요 · 놀았어요 · 놀 거예요 · 노세요 (ㄹ drops)

to play, to hang out; to be off (work)

Example

주말에 친구 집에서 놀았어요.

I hung out at my friend's house on the weekend.

Word parts

놀이 = play, game; 놀이공원 = amusement park. 놀러 오세요 = come hang out.

Good to know

놀다 is not for sports or instruments: use 하다 (축구를 하다) or 치다 (피아노를 치다).