When to use to feed in Korean

Korean: 먹이다[ meok-i-da ]

to feed
to feed

When to use it

"To feed" means to give food to a person or animal and help them eat. In Korean, 먹이다 is used when someone makes another person or animal eat something. You can use it for babies, pets, sick people, or animals at the zoo.

Example sentences

  1. 엄마가 아기에게 밥을 먹여요.

    Mom feeds the baby a meal.

  2. 저는 아침에 고양이에게 사료를 먹여요.

    I feed the cat in the morning.

  3. 아이들이 공원에서 비둘기에게 빵을 먹였어요.

    The children fed bread to the pigeons in the park.

  4. 선생님이 아픈 아이에게 약을 먹여요.

    The teacher gives medicine to the sick child.

  5. 할머니가 저에게 포도를 먹여 주셨어요.

    Grandma fed me grapes.

  6. 동물원 직원이 기린에게 당근을 먹여요.

    The zoo worker feeds carrots to the giraffe.