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건너다
cross (over)

Dictionary form: 건너다 [건너다] | Antonym: (x)

Synonyms: 넘어가다,넘다,횡단하다 | Particle used together: ...을

Preview

1 건너세요 cross 11 건너서 because (sth) goes

2 건널 거예요. will cross 12 건너면 if (sth) goes

3 건널래요? want to cross? 13 건너다가 while crossing

4 건널까요? shall we cross? 14 건너고 cross and

5 건너요. let’s cross 15 건너는데 cross and

6 건넜어요. crossed 16 건넌 crossed (adjectives)

7 건너라. cross 17 건너던 was crossing

(adjectives)

8 건너지 마오 don’t cross 18 건너는 crossing (adjectives)

9 건널 수 있다. can cross 19 건널 crossing (adjectives)

10 건너고 was crossing 20 건너기 to cross (noun)

계셨다.

Examples
Part 1. Used as a predicate in conjunction with a Closing Ending.

● 길을 건너!
Cross the road!
● 여기서 건널래요?
Do you want to cross here?
● 님아, 그 강을 건너지 마오. (영화 제목)
Dear, don't cross that river. (movie title)
● 돌다리도 두들겨 보고 건너라. (속담)

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 Beat the stone bridge and cross it. (Proverb)
● 반짝이는 은하수를 건널까요? (책 제목)
Shall we cross the twinkling Milky Way? (book title)
● 한 손을 들고 안전하게 길을 건너요.
Let's cross the street safely with one hand up.
● 강물이 얕아서 배가 없어도 건널 수 있다.
The river is shallow and you can cross it without a boat.
● 할머니 한 분이 횡단보도를 건너고 계셨다.
A grandmother was crossing the crosswalk.
● 모아나는 작은 배를 타고 바다를 건넜어요.
Moana crossed the sea in a small boat.
● 두렵지만 저만의 밤바다를 잘 건널 거예요.
I'm afraid but I'll cross my own night sea.

Part 2. Used in the middle of a sentence in conjunction with a Connective Ending.

● 시간을 건너서 네게 닿을게. (가사)

I'll cross time and reach you. (Lyrics)
● 반포대교만 건너면 이태원이야.
If you cross Banpo Bridge, it's Itaewon.
● 계곡을 건너고 산을 넘어서야 도착했다.
I arrived only after crossing the valley and going beyond the mountain.
● 횡단보도를 건너다가 눈이 마주친 여자랑 사랑에 빠졌어요.
I fell in love with the woman I met while crossing the crosswalk.
● 양화대교 건너는데 한강 야경이 너무 이쁜 거다 ㅎ(블로그)
I was crossing Yanghwa Bridge and the night view of the Han River was so
beautiful. (Blog)

Part 3. Combined with the Transformative Ending, it turns into other parts of speech.

건너는, 건널 - adjectives

○ 찻길을 건널 때는 조심해라.
Be careful when crossing the road.
● 대전에서 하천을 건너던 50대 남성
A man in his 50s who was crossing a stream in Daejeon .
● 무지개다리 건넌 아빠의 마지막 모습
Last scene of my father crossing the rainbow bridge.
*When a pet dies, the expression ‘무지개 다리를 건넜다’ is used.
○ 인생은 호랑이와 태평양을 건너는 것 (‘라이프 오브 파이’ 영화 리뷰)
Life is crossing the Pacific Ocean with a tiger. (‘Life of Pi’ movie review)

건너기 - nouns

● 귀여운 오리 가족의 길 건너기.

The road crossing of a cute duck family.

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Look at the sentence below and fill in the blanks with the correct words.

● 길을 ( )!
Cross the road!
● 한 손을 들고 안전하게 길을 ( ).
Let's cross the street safely with one hand up.
● 할머니 한 분이 횡단보도를 ( ).
A grandmother was crossing the pedestrian crossing.
● 모아나는 작은 배를 타고 바다를 ( ).
Moana crossed the sea in a small boat.
● 반포대교만 ( ) 이태원이야.
If you cross Banpo Bridge, it's Itaewon.
● 횡단보도를 ( ) 눈이 마주친 여자랑 사랑에 빠졌어요.
I fell in love with the woman I met while crossing the crosswalk.
● 찻길을 ( ) 때는 조심해라.
Be careful when crossing the road.
● 귀여운 오리 가족의 길 ( ).
The road crossing of a cute duck family.

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