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verb[T]
To cook food by boiling it in water or another liquid.
samtta
Pronunciation
Etymology
A native Korean verb attested in earlier Korean with the meaning ‘to boil’ or ‘to cook by boiling.’
Examples
계란을 삶다.
gyeraneul samtta
To boil eggs.
감자를 삶다.
gamjareul samtta
To boil potatoes.
국수를 너무 오래 삶으면 불어요.
guksureul neomu orae salmeumyeon bureoyo
If you boil the noodles for too long, they get soggy.
Character Breakdown
삶
sam
boil; also the syllable used in the noun meaning ‘life’
다
da
dictionary-form verb ending
Collocations
계란을 삶다
감자를 삶다
국수를 삶다
고기를 삶다
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