Andrea
Am I using 모으다 correctly? 1) 저는 돈을 모아요. I am saving money. 2) 저는 돈을 모으고 있어요. I am saving money. 3) 제 친구는 우표를 모아요. My friend collects postage stamps. 4) 가난한 사람들을 위해서 우리는 음식을 모아요. We are collecting food for the poor. 5) (선생님이 학생들에게 말하다) 내일에 저는 그들의 숙제를 모알거 예요. (A teacher says to the students) I will collect your homework tomorrow. 6) 빨리 너의 소지품을 모아. 우리 늦어. Hurry up and gather your things. We are late. Please leave me more examples if you can think of any common examples.
Mar 4, 2015 5:59 AM
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Hi, Andrea. Sentences 1, 2, 3, and 4 sound good. Perfect. In 5, we usually use 거두다 or 걷다(short for 거두다) as Andrew suggests. So, I would say 내일 (여러분의) 숙제 걷을 겁니다 if I were a teacher speaking to my students. Sentence 6; I would say 빨리 니 소지품 챙겨. 챙기다 sounds more natural in that kind of situation. Extra tips; 우리 돈모아서 아빠 생일선물 사자. In this sentence, 모으다 means to chip in. Hope this helps.
March 4, 2015
1) 저는 돈을 모아요. I am saving money. --> I save (my) money. 2) 저는 돈을 모으고 있어요. I am saving money. 3) 제 친구는 우표를 모아요. My friend collects postage stamps. 4) 가난한 사람들을 위해서 우리는 음식을 모아요. We are collecting food for the poor. --> we collect food for the poor. 5) (선생님이 학생들에게 말하다) 내일에 저는 그들의 숙제를 모을거 예요. (A teacher saying to the students) I will collect your homework tomorrow. Quick Correction: (선생님이 학생들에게) 내일, 저는 여러분의 숙제를 걷을 거예요. Translation : (From teacher to student) Tomorrow, I will collect your homework. 모으다 turns into "gather up" when you try to use the word in this sentence. It would be like saying "Tomorrow, I will be gathering up your homework." 6) 빨리 너의 소지품을 모아. 우리 늦어. Hurry up and gather your things. We are late. Quick Correction : English translation is a bit off. Hurry up and gather your belongings; we will be late. Please leave me more examples if you can think of any common examples. I hope this helps! Leave a comment if you have more questions.
March 4, 2015
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