Korean word

완성하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationwanseonghada

Meaning

  • verbcomplete

Example

보고서를 완성했어요.po go seo reul wan seong hae sseo yo

I completed the report.

Illustration for 완성하다 (complete)

More examples

프로젝트를 완성하려고 마지막 회의를 열었어요.peu ro jek teu reul wan seong ha ryeo go ma ji mak hoe ui reul yeo reo sseo yo

We held a final meeting to complete the project.

Core concept

Fills what is missing so that a work or task becomes whole and finished.

Common phrases

  • 보고서를 완성하다po go seo reul wan seong ha da

    complete the report

  • 프로젝트를 완성하다peu ro jek teu reul wan seong ha da

    complete the project

  • 작업을 완성하다cha geo beul wan seong ha da

    complete the task

Similar words

끝내다kkeunnaeda: Brings an unfinished activity to a clear stopping point.
마치다machida: Carries a planned task through until nothing remains to be done.
마무리하다mamurihada: Finishes the remaining details and arranges the whole work neatly.
완료하다wallyohada: Brings a procedure or process to its formally completed state.

Definition in Korean

어떤 대상의 부족한 부분을 채워 전체가 온전하게 되게 하다.eo tteon tae sang ui pu jo kan pu bu neul chae wo cheon che ga on jeon ha ge toe ge ha da

Word origin

완성 (wanseong, "completion") plus 하다 (hada, "to do") forms a Sino-Korean noun-based verb meaning to make something complete.

Usage tips

  • English complete can describe either an action or a state, but this Korean verb focuses on the action done to a particular thing.

Opposites

Related words

  • 완성wanseongcompletionnoun
  • 완성품wanseongpumfinished productnoun
  • 완성도wanseongdolevel of completionnoun

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