아/어 놓다

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Maintain Spacing Shortened form 아/어 두다 vs 아/어 놓다

Maintain

to keep it as it is

Indicates the continuation of a state after an action is being done or just maintaining a certain state.

Example

음식 냄새가 많이 나서 창문을 열어 놨어요.

The smell of food was strong, so I opened the window.
밖이 갑자기 어두워지고 저는 겁이 나서 커튼을 닫아 놓았어요.

It suddenly got dark outside, and I was scared, so I closed the curtain.
열쇠를 서랍에 넣어놓았어.

I put the key in the drawer.

Related to

아/어 두다 (Maintain)

Some of the pattern(s) used in this grammar

V+아/어/여

Spacing

Both versions [아/어]놓다 and 아/어 놓다 (with space) exist and can be used interchangeably.

Shortened form

can be shortened to 놔.

공연을 예악해 놔서 일찍 가지 않아도 돼요.

You don't have to go early because I've booked the show.

아/어 두다 vs 아/어 놓다

In many case both are the same and can be used interchangeably. However, there are some cases where one is more appropriate than the other. 아/어 두다 is more often used to indicate a long period of time, therefore it is often used with things related to storage.

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