Korean word

완료하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationwallyohada

Meaning

  • verbcomplete

Example

작업을 완료했어요.cha geo beul wal lyo hae sseo yo

I completed the work.

Illustration for 완료하다 (complete)

More examples

설치를 완료했습니다.seol chi reul wal lyo haet sseum ni da

I completed the installation.

Core concept

All parts of a task are brought to the finished state, so the task can be marked as done.

Common phrases

  • 예약을 완료하다ye ya geul wal lyo ha da

    complete the reservation

  • 설치를 완료하다seol chi reul wal lyo ha da

    complete the installation

Similar words

끝내다kkeunnaeda: Finishing a task deliberately and bringing it to a clear end.
마치다machida: Bringing a planned task or activity to its stopping point.
마무리하다mamurihada: Completing the remaining details and final touches of a task.
완성하다wanseonghada: Making a work or object whole by supplying its missing parts.

Definition in Korean

어떤 일이나 작업을 끝까지 마쳐 더 이상 남은 일이 없게 하다.eo tteon i ri na cha geo beul kkeut kka ji ma cheo teo i sang na meun i ri eop kke ha da

Word origin

It is formed from the Sino-Korean term 완료 (walryo, "completion") and the productive verb 하다 (hada, "to do"), meaning to bring something to completion.

Usage tips

  • The word has a practical administrative tone and is especially useful when reporting the status of a task or project.

Opposites

Related words

  • 완료되다wallyodoedabe completedverb
  • 완료wallyocompletionnoun

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