그리워하다(geu-ri-wo-ha-da, geuriwohada)
그리워하다 is a verb that expresses the feeling of longing or missing someone, a place, or a situation deeply in your heart.
Nuances
- Expresses deeper emotional attachment than just missing
- Used mainly for people or places
- Often connected to fond past memories
- Suitable for casual and literary contexts
When to use
reminiscing, family and friends, long-distance relationship, visiting hometown
In context
그리워하다 typically takes a person or place as a direct object and conjugates according to tense (past, present, future). It is used mainly in emotional contexts and sounds natural even in formal situations.