Korean word

복사하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationpokssahada

Meaning

  • verbcopy

Example

문서를 복사했어요.mun seo reul pok ssa hae sseo yo

I copied the document.

Illustration for 복사하다 (copy)

More examples

문장을 복사해서 메모장에 붙여넣었어요.mun jang eul pok ssa hae seo me mo jang e pu chyeo neo eo sseo yo

I copied the sentence and pasted it into Notepad.

Core concept

One original is reproduced as a matching paper document, photo, or computer file.

Common phrases

  • 사진을 복사하다sa ji neul pok ssa ha da

    copy a photo

  • 문장을 복사하다mun jang eul pok ssa ha da

    copy a sentence

Similar words

베끼다pekkida: Copy another person's writing or answers by looking at them and making them one's own.
인쇄하다inswaehada: Print computer data or a manuscript onto paper.
붙여넣다puchyeoneota: Put copied content into a selected digital spot so it keeps its original form.

Definition in Korean

종이 문서나 사진을 복사기로 찍거나 컴퓨터에서 파일을 그대로 복제하는 동작을 하다.chong i mun seo na sa ji neul pok ssa gi ro jjik kkeo na keom pyu teo e seo pa i reul keu dae ro pok jje ha neun tong ja geul ha da

Word origin

The word combines the Sino-Korean noun 복사 (bokssa, "copying") with 하다 (hada, "to do"), meaning to carry out copying.

Usage tips

  • English copy can also mean imitate, but this Korean verb in document and file contexts means making another version of the original.

Other meanings

  • duplicateverb

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