Meaning
Today's Sentences
- If I lay down, I might fall asleep.
- You’ll need to measure and cut tiles to fit before you lay them down.
- Writer's Note
01
If I lay down, I might fall asleep.
Situation
This one looks comfy.
Test it out!
한번 사용해보세요!
Sure.
But if I lay down, I might fall asleep right here.
하지만 제가 누우면 바로 여기서 잠들지도 몰라요.
Don’t worry, that’s how you know it’s good!
If I end up napping in the store, it’s coming home with us.
02
Measure and cut tiles to fit before you lay them down.
Situation
Do we just keep going row by row?
Exactly, lay each tile down and press it firmly so it sticks well.
And what about the edges?
You’ll need to measure and cut tiles to fit before you lay them down.
Once everything’s set, we grout the spaces.
모든 것이 준비되면, 우리는 공간에 줄눈을 채웁니다.
Writer's Note
"Lay down" is a transitive, inseparable and separable phrasal verb. Let’s look at the details together.
- Transitive - A transitive phrasal verb is a phrasal verb that requires an object (a noun or pronoun) to complete its meaning.
Structure: "Subject + lay + object + down"
Example 1: He laid the book down on the table.
Example 2: She gently laid the baby down in the crib.
Example 3: They laid the carpet down in the living room. - Inseparable - When the particle and verb are placed together.
Structure: "Subject + lay down + object"
Example 1: The government laid down regulations for safety.
Example 2: The teacher laid down the rules on the first day of class.
Example 3: The contract lays down conditions for both sides. - Separable - When an object is placed between the particle and the verb.
Structure: "Subject + lay + object + down"
Example 1: The workers laid the bricks down carefully to form the path.
Example 2: He laid his cards down on the table during the game.
Example 3: She laid the blanket down on the grass for the picnic.
구조: "주어 + lay + 목적어 + down"
예시 1: 그가 책을 탁자 위에 내려놓았습니다.
예시 2: 그녀는 아기를 요람에 조심스럽게 눕혔습니다.
예시 3: 그들은 거실에 카펫을 깔았습니다.
구조: "주어 + lay down + 목적어"
예시 1: 정부는 안전을 위한 규정을 laid down 했습니다.
예시 2: 선생님은 첫 수업 시간에 규칙을 laid down 했습니다.
예시 3: 계약서는 양측의 조건을 lays down 합니다.
구조: "주어 + lay + 목적어 + down"
예시 1: 노동자들은 벽돌을 길을 만들기 위해 조심스럽게 놓았습니다.
예시 2: 그는 게임 중에 테이블 위에 자신의 카드를 내려놓았습니다.
예시 3: 그녀는 피크닉을 위해 잔디 위에 담요를 깔았습니다.
Related words: Abandon, abandon, cut, decree, deposit, dictate, drop, establish, forfeit, impose, ordain, place, prescribe, produce, put, record, relinquish, sacrifice, set, set out, stipulate, surrender, track, yield
