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TOPIK 2verb

오르다

oreuda

올라요 · 올랐어요 · 오를 거예요 · 오르세요 (르 irregular)

to climb, to go up; to rise (prices, temperature)

Example

우리는 두 시간 동안 산에 올랐어요.

We climbed the mountain for two hours.

Word parts

Root of 올라가다 'to go up' and 올리다 'to raise'.

Good to know

Prices and temperatures rise with 오르다 too: 물가가 올랐어요 'Prices went up.'