Korean word

분담하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationpundamhada

Meaning

  • verbshare

Example

우리는 프로젝트 비용을 분담하기로 했다.u ri neun peu ro jek teu pi yong eul pun dam ha gi ro haet tta

We decided to share the project costs.

Illustration for 분담하다 (share)

More examples

팀원들이 책임을 분담했다.ti mwon deu ri chae gi meul pun dam haet tta

The team members shared the responsibility.

Core concept

Several people each take part of a shared responsibility, task, or cost.

Common phrases

  • 비용을 분담하다pi yong eul pun dam ha da

    share costs

  • 책임을 분담하다chae gi meul pun dam ha da

    share responsibility

  • 역할을 분담하다yeo ka reul pun dam ha da

    divide roles

Similar words

나누다nanuda: Split a whole into parts for people to receive or enjoy together.
부담하다pudamhada: Take a cost, duty, or inconvenience onto oneself and deal with it.
담당하다tamdanghada: Handle an assigned task or area by managing it from start to finish.
분배하다punbaehada: Give out goods or profits among people according to a planned share.

Definition in Korean

여럿이 책임·업무·비용을 나누어 맡아 부담하는 행위를 이르는 동사.yeo reo si chae gim eom mu pi yong eul na nu eo ma ta pu dam ha neun haeng wi reul i reu neun tong sa

Word origin

The word comes from the Sino-Korean compound bun-dam, which joins the ideas of dividing and bearing, plus a verb-forming element meaning do.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English share, this word often highlights shared responsibility or work, not just receiving part of something, and it does not by itself say the parts are equal.

Opposites

  • 전담하다cheondamhadatake sole responsibilityverb

Related words

  • 분담pundamallocationnoun
  • 분담금pundamgeumcontributionnoun
  • 분담액pundamaekallocated amountnoun

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