to iron clothes vs to wear in Korean

다림질하다vs입다

to iron clothes

다림질하다to iron clothes

다림질하다 means to use a hot iron to remove wrinkles from clothes. People use it for shirts, pants, dresses, and school uniforms. You can say it when you iron clothes yourself or ask someone to do it.

When to use to iron clothes
to wear

입다to wear

입다 (to wear) means to put clothes on your body and have them on. Use it for clothes like shirts, pants, coats, dresses, and uniforms. You can use it to talk about what someone is wearing now or what they wore or will wear.

When to use to wear

How they differ

to iron clothes (다림질하다) and to wear (입다) are nearby Korean vocabulary items learners often meet together. Use “to iron clothes” when 다림질하다 means to use a hot iron to remove wrinkles from clothes. People use it for shirts, pants, dresses, and school uniforms. You can say… Use “to wear” when 입다 (to wear) means to put clothes on your body and have them on. Use it for clothes like shirts, pants, coats, dresses, and uniforms. You…