How do you use to dry (마르다) in a sentence?

빨래가 밖에서 빨리 말라요. — The laundry dries quickly outside.

When to use to dry in Korean

Q: What does 마르다 mean in Korean?

마르다 means “to dry” in Korean. 마르다 means "to dry" or "to become dry." Use it when something wet, like clothes, hair, or paint, is no longer wet. In everyday Korean, you will often hear it in forms like 말라요 and 말랐어요.

Korean: 마르다[ ma-reu-da ]

When to use it

마르다 means "to dry" or "to become dry." Use it when something wet, like clothes, hair, or paint, is no longer wet. In everyday Korean, you will often hear it in forms like 말라요 and 말랐어요.

Example sentences

빨래가 밖에서 빨리 말라요.
The laundry dries quickly outside.
머리가 아직 안 말랐어요.
My hair is not dry yet.
비가 그치고 길이 곧 말랐어요.
After the rain stopped, the road dried soon.
수건이 다 말랐어요.
The towel is completely dry.
그림 물감이 아직 안 말랐어요.
The paint is not dry yet.
젖은 신발이 하루 만에 말랐어요.
The wet shoes dried in one day.