Korean Conversation · Level 328
15 words
Korean word
배정하다
Pronunciation
Romanizationpaejeonghada
Meaning
- verbassign
Example
학생들에게 좌석을 배정했어요.hak ssaeng deu re ge chwa seo geul pae jeong hae sseo yo
I assigned seats to the students.
More examples
회의에서 발표자들의 순서를 배정했어요.hoe ui e seo pal pyo ja deu rui sun seo reul pae jeong hae sseo yo
I assigned the speaking order for the presenters at the meeting.
Core concept
An organized system decides in advance where each person or thing belongs and puts it there.
Common phrases
자리를 배정하다cha ri reul pae jeong ha da
assign a seat
역할을 배정하다yeo ka reul pae jeong ha da
assign a role
인력을 배정하다il lyeo geul pae jeong ha da
assign personnel
Similar words
할당하다haldanghada: Distributing resources or duties according to set amounts or shares.
배치하다paechihada: Arranging people or objects in suitable positions or sequence.
지정하다chijeonghada: Selecting a specific person, place, or time and identifying it beforehand.
맡기다matkkida: Entrusting a task or duty to another person for them to handle.
Definition in Korean
순서나 위치를 미리 정해 사람이나 물건을 배치하는 동사.sun seo na wi chi reul mi ri cheong hae sa ra mi na mul geo neul pae chi ha neun tong sa
Word origin
The word comes from a Sino-Korean formation meaning to distribute and set, followed by the common verb-forming element meaning to do.
Usage tips
- A helpful usage clue is that the word presents an arrangement as a planned decision, not as a simple act of putting something somewhere.
Other meanings
- allocateverb
- placeverb
Opposites
- 해제하다haejehadareleaseverb
- 취소하다chwisohadacancelverb
Related words
- 배정paejeongassignmentnoun
- 배정자paejeongjaassignernoun
- 재배정chaebaejeongreassignmentnoun