Korean word

건설하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationkeonseolhada

Meaning

  • verbbuild

Example

새 공원을 건설하면 사람들이 모일 것이다.sae kong wo neul keon seol ha myeon sa ram deu ri mo il kkeo si da

If we build a new park, people will gather.

Illustration for 건설하다 (build)

More examples

회사는 도심에 아파트 단지를 건설한다고 발표했다.hoe sa neun to si me a pa teu tan ji reul keon seol han da go pal pyo haet tta

The company announced that it would build an apartment complex downtown.

Core concept

A planned process that turns an empty site into a usable building or facility.

Common phrases

  • 아파트 단지를 건설하다a pa teu tan ji reul keon seol ha da

    build an apartment complex

  • 학교를 건설하다hak kkyo reul keon seol ha da

    build a school

Similar words

짓다chittta: Making a house or building from the ground up until it is complete.
세우다seuda: Raising a building or facility into position at a chosen site.
공사하다kongsahada: Performing the actual construction work on a building or road.
만들다mandeulda: Creating a new thing or result from gathered materials or parts.

Definition in Korean

건물이나 시설 따위를 새로 만들거나 세우는 일을 이르는 말이다.keon mu ri na si seol tta wi reul sae ro man deul geo na se u neun i reul i reu neun ma ri da

Word origin

건설하다 (geonseolhada, "to construct") is formed from 건설 (geonseol, "construction") and 하다 (hada, "to do").

Usage tips

  • This word is useful in news, official documents, and project descriptions, where Korean often uses a more formal construction term than in casual talk about making things.

Opposites

  • 철거하다cheolgeohadademolishverb

Related words

  • 건설keonseolconstructionnoun
  • 건설현장keonseolhyeonjangconstruction sitenoun

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