가만히 좀 들어.

Sentence Discussions Korean
#1
English Translation

Stay a while and listen.

The phrase “가만히 좀 들어” can be translated as “Listen quietly” or “Listen carefully.” Here’s a breakdown of the individual components:

가만히 (gamanhi): It means "quietly" or "calmly," indicating the manner in which the listener is being asked to listen.
좀 (jom): It functions as an adverbial particle that softens the tone of the sentence. It can be translated as "a little" or "please."
들어 (deureo): It is the imperative form of the verb "들다" (deulda), which means "to listen."

So, the phrase as a whole is an instruction or request for someone to listen quietly or attentively.

#2
English Translation

Stay a while and listen.

The root verb of “가만히” is “가만하다.”
The form “가만히” is called the adverbial form.

Here are examples of some 하다 verbs that take the 히 form in their adverbial forms:

조용하다 (to be quiet) -> 조용히 (quietly)
    그는 조용히 문을 열었다. (He quietly opened the door.)
건강하다 (to be healthy) -> 건강히 (healthily)
    식사를 건강히 하세요. (Please eat healthily.)
부지런하다 (to be diligent) -> 부지런히 (diligently)
    그는 부지런히 공부했다. (He studied diligently.)
성실하다 (to be diligent) -> 성실히 (diligently)
    그는 성실히 일을 했다. (He worked diligently.)
차분하다 (to be calm) -> 차분히 (calmly)
    그녀는 차분히 대처했다. (She dealt with it calmly.)

Other adverbial forms

  • 게, - 며, - 서

Adverbial forms of other verbs:
느리다 (to be slow) → 느리게 (slowly)
그녀는 느리게 걸었다. (She walked slowly.)
자유롭다 (to be free) → 자유롭게 (freely)
우리는 자유롭게 표현할 권리가 있다. (We have the right to express freely.)
부드럽다 (to be soft) → 부드럽게 (softly)
손을 부드럽게 문에 대었다. (She gently placed her hand on the door.)

일어나다 (to stand up) → 그는 서둘러 일어나서 문을 열었다. (He quickly stood up and opened the door.)
고민하다 (to worry) → 그녀는 한참동안 가만히 고민하고 있었다. (She was silently worrying for a while.)
달리다 (to run) → 그는 경주에서 가만히 달려가며 승리를 향해 나아갔다. (He ran silently in the race, heading towards victory.)
생각하다 (to think) → 그는 가만히 생각하며 결정을 내렸다. (He made a decision while thinking quietly.)
울다 (to cry) → 그녀는 가만히 울며 마음을 추스리기 시작했다. (She silently cried, trying to calm her heart.)
기다리다 (to wait) → 그는 가만히 기다리며 시간이 흐르길 바랐다. (He waited quietly, hoping for time to pass.)