Korean word

덧붙이다

Pronunciation

Romanizationteotppuchida

Meaning

  • verbadd

Example

그는 설명에 덧붙였다.keu neun seol myeong e teot ppu chyeot tta

He added to the explanation.

Illustration for 덧붙이다 (add)

More examples

글 맨 끝에 참고를 덧붙였어요.keul maen kkeu se cham go reul teot ppu chyeo sseo yo

I added a reference at the very end of the text.

Core concept

Something is placed onto what is already there, making the whole fuller.

Common phrases

  • 말에 덧붙이다ma re teot ppu chi da

    add to a statement

  • 메모에 덧붙이다me mo e teot ppu chi da

    add to a memo

  • 서류에 덧붙이다seo ryu e teot ppu chi da

    add to a document

Similar words

추가하다chugahada: Places a new item or piece of information into something that already exists.
붙이다puchida: Makes one object stick firmly to another object or surface.
보태다potaeda: Contributes an extra amount to strengthen or support what is already there.
보충하다pochunghada: Supplies a missing amount or part so that what is needed becomes complete.

Definition in Korean

기존 사물이나 말·글의 내용에 추가로 무엇을 붙여 전체를 더하게 하거나 보충 설명을 더하는 동사.ki jon sa mu ri na mal keu rui nae yong e chu ga ro mu eo seul pu chyeo cheon che reul teo ha ge ha geo na po chung seol myeong eul teo ha neun tong sa

Word origin

The word combines 덧 (deot, "extra") with 붙이다 (ppuchida, "to attach"), giving the sense of adding something onto an existing whole.

Usage tips

  • In Korean, this verb often introduces an extra remark or explanation after the main point, which helps signal a follow-up rather than a new topic.

Other meanings

  • attachverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 덧붙임teotppuchimadditionnoun
  • 덧붙여teotppuchyeoadditionallyadverb

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