Korean word

겹치다

Pronunciation

Romanizationkyeopchida

Meaning

  • verboverlap

Example

약속이 겹쳐서 하나는 취소해야 했어요.yak sso gi kyeop cheo seo ha na neun chwi so hae ya hae sseo yo

The appointments overlapped, so I had to cancel one.

Illustration for 겹치다 (overlap)

More examples

두 드라마 방송 시간이 겹쳐서 하나만 골라 봐야 해요.tu teu ra ma pang song si ga ni kyeop cheo seo ha na man kol la pwa ya hae yo

The two dramas are on at the same time, so I have to choose just one to watch.

Core concept

Separate things or events meet in the same space or time and partly cover one another.

Common phrases

  • 공연 시간이 겹치다kong yeon si ga ni kyeop chi da

    performance times overlap

  • 근무 시간이 겹치다keun mu si ga ni kyeop chi da

    working hours overlap

  • 방송이 겹치다pang song i kyeop chi da

    broadcast times overlap

Similar words

중복되다chungbokttoeda: To have the same information, record, or plan included more than once.
겹쳐지다kyeopcheojida: To form one layered shape as separate things lie over one another.

Definition in Korean

두 개 이상의 대상이나 일이 같은 장소나 시간에 포개져 서로 위아래로 겹쳐 있는 상태가 되다.tu kae i sang ui tae sang i na i ri ka teun chang so na si ga ne po gae jeo seo ro wi a rae ro kyeop cheo in neun sang tae ga toe da

Word origin

The word has no securely established origin in the supplied evidence, so its meaning is best remembered as a whole rather than through a guessed breakdown.

Usage tips

  • For plans and appointments, this verb naturally explains a timing clash that requires a change, rather than simply saying that a schedule is busy.

Opposites

Related words

  • 겹침kyeopchimoverlapnoun
  • 겹치기kyeopchigioverlappingnoun

Word lists with this word