Korean word

근거하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationkeungeohada

Meaning

  • verbbe based on

Example

그 주장은 충분한 자료에 근거하지 않는다.keu chu jang eun chung bun han cha ryo e keun geo ha ji an neun da

The claim is not based on enough data.

Illustration for 근거하다 (be based on)

More examples

보고서는 객관적 증거에 근거한다.po go seo neun kaek kkwan jeok cheung geo e keun geo han da

The report is based on objective evidence.

Core concept

An idea stands on a foundation of evidence or reasoning.

Common phrases

  • 증거에 근거하다cheung geo e keun geo ha da

    be based on evidence

  • 사실에 근거하다sa si re keun geo ha da

    be based on facts

  • 자료에 근거하다cha ryo e keun geo ha da

    be based on data

Similar words

근거로 삼다keungeoro samda: To treat a fact or source of information as the basis for a claim or decision.
바탕으로 하다patangeuro hada: To make particular information or materials the foundation for a thought or action.
근거가 있다keungeoga ittta: To have facts or evidence that give a claim or judgment a sound basis.
근거를 두다keungeoreul tuda: To place a claim or judgment on facts or written records for support.

Definition in Korean

어떤 사실이나 이유를 바탕으로 하다.eo tteon sa si ri na i yu reul pa tang eu ro ha da

Word origin

근거하다 (geungeohada, "to be based on") is formed from 근거 (geungeo, "basis or evidence") and 하다 (hada, "to do"), making the idea of building on support explicit.

Usage tips

  • Recognizing this formal verb helps distinguish academic or official Korean from the more conversational wording often used in everyday speech.

Related words

  • 근거keungeobasisnoun
  • 근거지keungeojibasenoun
  • 근거자료keungeojaryosupporting evidencenoun

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