When to use to stretch in Korean

When to use it

기지개하다 means to stretch your body by reaching your arms or back out. People often do this when they wake up, feel tired, or have been sitting too long. It is a common everyday action and often appears as 기지개를 하다 in sentences.

Example sentences

1. 아침에 일어나서 기지개를 해요.

   I stretch after waking up in the morning.

2. 오래 앉아 있어서 기지개를 했어요.

   I stretched because I had been sitting for a long time.

3. 수업 전에 아이들이 기지개를 해요.

   The children stretch before class.

4. 공원에서 천천히 기지개를 했어요.

   I stretched slowly in the park.