Korean word

더불어

Pronunciation

Romanizationteobureo

Meaning

  • adverbas well as

Example

회의에서는 예산안과 더불어 일정도 논의했다.hoe ui e seo neun ye sa nan gwa teo bu reo il jeong do no nui haet tta

At the meeting, they discussed the budget proposal as well as the schedule.

Illustration for 더불어 (as well as)

More examples

주말에 설거지와 더불어 빨래까지 했다.chu ma re seol geo ji wa teo bu reo ppal lae kka ji haet tta

In addition to doing the dishes, I even did the laundry over the weekend.

Core concept

A second thing joins the first as an additional item in the same line of thought.

Similar words

그리고keurigo: Links a new thought or action to what was just said.
또tto: Signals that something is added once more to what came before.
게다가kedaga: Adds a further point that strengthens the preceding statement.
또한ttohan: Adds a related point in a formal written style.

Definition in Korean

어떤 대상이나 내용에 더하여 같은 자리에서 함께하거나 추가로 덧붙여 말할 때 쓰는 부사.eo tteon tae sang i na nae yong e teo ha yeo ka teun cha ri e seo ham kke ha geo na chu ga ro teot ppu chyeo mal hal ttae sseu neun pu sa

Word origin

No confirmed etymology is available for this native Korean word, so its form is best learned through its sense of bringing an additional item alongside an existing one.

Usage tips

  • For TOPIK reading passages, recognizing this word helps show that the writer is introducing another topic alongside the one already mentioned.

Opposites

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