Korean word

간섭하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationkanseopada

Meaning

  • verbinterfere

Example

다른 사람 일에 간섭하지 마세요.ta reun sa ram i re kan seo pa ji ma se yo

Please don't interfere in other people's affairs.

Illustration for 간섭하다 (interfere)

More examples

부모가 자녀의 사생활에 간섭하면 갈등이 생길 수 있어요.pu mo ga cha nyeo ui sa saeng hwa re kan seo pa myeon kal tteung i saeng gil ssu i sseo yo

If parents interfere in their children's private lives, conflict may arise.

Core concept

Unwanted involvement in someone else's personal affairs or choices.

Common phrases

  • 남의 일에 간섭하다na mui i re kan seo pa da

    interfere in other people's affairs

  • 사생활에 간섭하다sa saeng hwa re kan seo pa da

    interfere in private matters

  • 지나치게 간섭하다chi na chi ge kan seo pa da

    interfere excessively

Similar words

참견하다chamgyeonhada: Interrupting another person's talk or activities with unwanted comments.
조언하다choeonhada: Recommending a helpful way to handle a problem based on experience or ideas.
충고하다chunggohada: Telling someone about an error or difficulty to encourage better action.
개입하다kaeipada: Entering a situation or dispute and influencing its course.

Definition in Korean

다른 사람의 사생활이나 결정에 불필요하게 끼어들어 간섭하는 동사ta reun sa ra mui sa saeng hwa ri na kyeol jeong e pul pi ryo ha ge kki eo deu reo kan seo pa neun tong sa

Word origin

It combines the Sino-Korean element 간섭 (ganseo, "interference") with 하다 (pada, "to do") to form a verb meaning to interfere.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, this word can sound critical when someone enters a private matter, even if the person claims to be helping.

Other meanings

  • meddleverb
  • interveneverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 간섭kanseopinterferencenoun
  • 간섭적kanseopjjeokmeddlesomeadjective

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