Korean word

건설되다

Pronunciation

Romanizationkeonseoldoeda

Meaning

verbbe built

Example

이 지역에 새 아파트가 건설되고 있어요.i chi yeo ge sae a pa teu ga keon seol doe go i sseo yo

A new apartment is being built in this area.

More examples

다음 달부터 고속철도가 이 구간에 건설될 예정입니다.ta eum tal bu teo ko sok cheol do ga i ku ga ne keon seol doel ye jeong im ni da

A high-speed railway is scheduled to be built through this section starting next month.

Core concept

A building or facility takes shape through construction until the work is complete.

Common phrases

교량이 건설되다kyo ryang i keon seol doe da
be built
주택단지가 건설되다chu taek ttan ji ga keon seol doe da
be built

Similar words

세워지다sewojida: Become a fixed structure or object in place after being raised or installed.
지어지다chieojida: Take shape and become finished as a house, shop, or similar building.
짓다chittta: Carry out the hands-on work of making a house or building from start to finish.
건축되다keonchukttoeda: Be built as a formal structure based on an architectural or engineering plan.

Definition in Korean

사람이나 기관이 공사로 건물이나 시설을 세워 완성되다.sa ra mi na ki gwa ni kong sa ro keon mu ri na si seo reul se wo wan seong doe da

Word origin

Its Sino-Korean base joins a form that marks something as becoming so, giving the word its sense of being built.

Usage tips

In news reports and official notices, this verb usually describes planned construction projects rather than casual talk about putting up one object.

Opposites

철거되다cheolgeodoedabe demolishedverb

Related words

건설현장keonseolhyeonjangconstruction sitenoun
건설비keonseolbiconstruction costnoun
건설회사keonseolhoesaconstruction companynoun