When to use to erase in Korean

When to use it

지우다 means to erase something so it disappears. You can use it for pencil marks, writing on a board, or things on a phone or computer. People often say it when they remove a mistake and make it clean again.

Example sentences

1. 저는 공책에서 연필 자국을 지워요.

   I erase pencil marks in my notebook.

2. 선생님이 칠판을 지워요.

   The teacher erases the board.

3. 동생이 벽의 낙서를 지워요.

   My younger sibling erases the graffiti on the wall.

4. 휴대폰에서 메시지를 지웠어요.

   I erased a message on my phone.

5. 장보기 목록에서 우유를 지웠어요.

   I erased milk from the shopping list.

6. 호텔 주소를 잘못 써서 지웠어요.

   I wrote the hotel address wrong, so I erased it.