Korean word

부담하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationpudamhada

Meaning

  • verbcover

Example

그 비용은 회사가 부담하겠습니다.keu pi yong eun hoe sa ga pu dam ha get sseum ni da

The company will cover the cost.

Illustration for 부담하다 (cover)

More examples

내가 먼저 배송비를 부담할게요.nae ga meon jeo pae song bi reul pu dam hal kke yo

I will cover the shipping cost first.

Core concept

Taking a cost, responsibility, or inconvenience onto oneself and handling it.

Common phrases

  • 비용을 부담하다pi yong eul pu dam ha da

    cover the cost

  • 수수료를 부담하다su su ryo reul pu dam ha da

    cover the fee

  • 의료비를 부담하다ui ryo bi reul pu dam ha da

    cover medical expenses

Similar words

부담되다pudamdoeda: Feeling weighed down by a cost, weight, or other difficulty.
떠맡다tteomattta: Taking over someone else's responsibility or work and dealing with it.
떠안다tteoantta: Taking a burden, responsibility, or loss onto oneself.
감당하다kamdanghada: Managing a hardship or burden despite its difficulty.

Definition in Korean

금전적 부담뿐 아니라 책임이나 불편함까지 떠안아 처리하는 동사.keum jeon jeok pu dam ppun a ni ra chae gi mi na pul pyeon ham kka ji tteo a na cheo ri ha neun tong sa

Word origin

The word comes from a Sino-Korean compound meaning to bear a burden, with the verb-forming element hada added to make an action word.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English cover, this verb also applies when someone accepts a duty or inconvenience, not only when paying a cost.

Other meanings

  • shoulderverb

Opposites

  • 면제하다myeonjehadaexemptverb
  • 경감하다kyeonggamhadareduceverb

Related words

  • 부담감pudamgamburdennoun
  • 부담시키다pudamsikidaburden someoneverb
  • 부담금pudamgeumcontributionnoun

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