Korean word

구분되다

Pronunciation

Romanizationkubundoeda

Meaning

  • verbbe sorted

Example

쓰레기는 재활용품과 일반 쓰레기로 구분돼요.sseu re gi neun chae hwa ryong pum gwa il ban sseu re gi ro ku bun dwae yo

The trash is sorted into recyclables and regular trash.

Illustration for 구분되다 (be sorted)

More examples

제품은 용도에 따라 구분돼요.che pu meun yong do e tta ra ku bun dwae yo

Products are sorted according to their use.

Core concept

Items are placed into separate categories according to a chosen standard.

Common phrases

  • 기준에 따라 구분되다ki ju ne tta ra ku bun doe da

    be sorted according to a standard

  • 성별로 구분되다seong byeol lo ku bun doe da

    be sorted by gender

  • 종류별로 구분되다chong nyu byeol lo ku bun doe da

    be sorted by type

Similar words

구별되다kubyeoldoeda: Similar things can be recognized as separate because their differences stand out.
분류되다pullyudoeda: Be assigned to a type as part of an organized system.
나뉘다nanwida: A single group or object breaks into separate sections.
분리되다pullidoeda: Become detached and exist apart from something once joined.

Definition in Korean

어떤 기준에 따라 나누어져 서로 다른 범주로 분류되다.eo tteon ki ju ne tta ra na nu eo jeo seo ro ta reun peom ju ro pul lyu doe da

Word origin

The word combines a Sino-Korean noun meaning division with a verb-forming element that expresses a resulting state, giving the sense of becoming divided.

Usage tips

  • Because the form focuses on a result, the sentence often highlights how items are arranged rather than who arranges them.

Other meanings

  • be distinguishedverb
  • be classifiedverb

Opposites

  • 통합되다tonghapttoedabe integratedverb
  • 결합되다kyeolhapttoedabe combinedverb

Related words

  • 구분법kubunbeopclassification methodnoun
  • 구분짓다kubunjitttadistinguishverb

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