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두는

putting, placing, keeping, leaving, playing (a board game)

→ 두다
verb · informal, present tense Rare #28,506
putting, placing, keeping, leaving The form used before a noun or in a noun-like phrase; the exact translation depends on context.
KO: 책을 책상 위에 두는 게 좋아요.
EN: It’s best to put the book on the desk.
playing (a board game), making (a move) Used with games such as go or with 수, meaning a move in a game.
KO: 아버지가 바둑을 두는 모습을 봤어요.
EN: I watched my father play go.
Conjugation of 두다
Indicative present
둬요두는

혼자 두는 게 편치 않아서 그러는 거 요

It’s because I don’t feel comfortable leaving you alone.

— 옛날 옛적 서부에서 (1968)

걔 랑은 거리를 두는 게 좋겠어

I think it’s best to keep your distance from them.

— 사랑해 줘 사랑해 줘 (2026)