사다
sada
to buy
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
Syllable → jamo breakdown (RR romanization)
사
ㅅsinitial+ㅏamedial
다
ㄷdinitial+ㅏamedial
Examples
- 시장에서 과일을 사요.I buy fruit at the market.
- 친구에게 선물을 샀어요.I bought a gift for my friend.
Collocations
옷을 사다선물을 사다표를 사다
Mnemonic
sada "to buy" (stem sa-) is the natural opposite of palda "to sell". Like jada, sa- + -a-yo merges to sa-yo. The place of buying takes -eseo (at), the thing bought takes -reul / -eul.
Quick check
What is the opposite of sada?