Korean word

반납하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationpannapada

Meaning

  • verbreturn

Example

책을 반납했어요.chae geul pan na pae sseo yo

I returned the book.

Illustration for 반납하다 (return)

More examples

인터넷으로 주문한 물건을 매장에 반납했어요.in teo ne seu ro chu mun han mul geo neul mae jang e pan na pae sseo yo

I returned an item I ordered online to the store.

Core concept

Something borrowed or entrusted is put back where it belongs or where it must be returned.

Common phrases

  • 책을 반납하다chae geul pan na pa da

    return a book

  • 도서관에 반납하다to seo gwa ne pan na pa da

    return to the library

  • 기한 내에 반납하다ki han nae e pan na pa da

    return by the deadline

Similar words

돌려주다tollyeojuda: Handing a borrowed or entrusted item back to its original owner.
돌려놓다tollyeonota: Putting an item back in its original place or position.
반품하다panpumhada: Sending a purchased item back to the seller for a refund or exchange.

Definition in Korean

빌리거나 맡긴 물건을 원래 있던 곳이나 정해진 장소에 돌려놓는 동작이나 행위.pil li geo na mat kkin mul geo neul wol lae it tteon ko si na cheong hae jin chang so e tol lyeo non neun tong ja gi na haeng wi

Word origin

반납하다 (bannapada, "return something") is built from the Sino-Korean noun 반납 (banna, "return to a proper place") and 하다 (pada, "do"), a common action-verb ending.

Usage tips

  • English uses return broadly, but this Korean verb is especially useful for due-date situations involving books, equipment, or other borrowed items.

Opposites

Related words

  • 반납pannapreturnnoun
  • 반납기한pannapkkihanreturn deadlinenoun
  • 반납처pannapcheoreturn locationnoun

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