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TOPIK 2verb

데리다

derida

mostly 데리고 · 데리러 · 데려 (가다/오다)

to take, to bring along (someone of equal or lower status)

Example

주말에 아이를 데리고 공원에 갔어요.

On the weekend I took my child to the park.

Word parts

Native verb that is rarely used on its own; it lives on in 데리고, 데리러 and the compounds 데려가다 and 데려오다.

Good to know

Use 데리다 for children, friends and pets. For parents, teachers and other elders, switch to the honorific 모시다: 할머니를 모시고 갔어요.