🌟 동면하다 (冬眠 하다)

Verb  

1. 살아 있는 생물이 땅속이나 물속 등에서 잠을 자는 상태로 겨울을 보내다.

1. HIBERNATE: For a living creature to pass the winter by hibernating underground or in the water.

🗣️ Usage Example:
  • 동면하는 곰.
    A hibernating bear.
  • 동면하는 동물.
    Hibernating animals.
  • 개구리는 겨울에 동면하는 걸로 잘 알려져 있는데, 개구리 외에도 겨울잠을 자는 동물이 많다.
    Frogs are well known for hibernation in winter, and besides frogs, there are many other animals hibernating.
  • 돌 틈은 뱀이 알을 낳고 동면하는 등 서식하기 좋은 환경이기 때문에 돌로 쌓은 산성에는 뱀이 많다.
    Because stone gaps are a good habitat for snakes, such as laying eggs and hibernating, there are many snakes in the rocky mountains.
  • 저기 봐. 저 물고기는 겨울잠을 안 자나 봐.
    Look over there. i guess that fish doesn't hibernate.
    붕어구나. 붕어는 겨울에 동면하지 않고 활동을 계속한대.
    It's a carp. carp doesn't hibernate in the winter and continues to work.

🗣️ Pronunciation, Application: 동면하다 (동ː면하다)
📚 Derivative: 동면(冬眠): 생물이 겨울 동안에 땅 속이나 물 속 등에서 잠을 자는 것처럼 활동을 멈춘…

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