게 두다

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let it be; leave it placed

Two things share this shape. With a manner adverb it is placing or leaving something: 물건을 가지런하게 두고 "put things in neat order", 높게 두다 "set it high". With a verb before 게 it means allowing — 난 네가 그녀를 해치게 두지 않을 거야 "I won't let you hurt her", 혼자 뭔가를 하게 두지 않아요 "we never leave someone to do it alone". That second use is nearly always negative, 게 두지 않다, refusing to let something happen. 편안하게 두다 sits between the two: just leave him be.

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