Korean word

제공하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationchegonghada

Meaning

  • verbprovide

Example

가게는 손님에게 무료 물티슈를 제공해요.ka ge neun son ni me ge mu ryo mul ti syu reul che gong hae yo

The store provides customers with free wet wipes.

Illustration for 제공하다 (provide)

More examples

웹사이트는 사용자에게 정확한 정보를 제공해요.wep ssa i teu neun sa yong ja e ge cheong hwa kan cheong bo reul che gong hae yo

The website provides users with accurate information.

Core concept

Preparing something useful and handing it over or allowing someone to use it.

Common phrases

  • 정보를 제공하다cheong bo reul che gong ha da

    provide information

  • 서비스를 제공하다seo bi seu reul che gong ha da

    provide a service

  • 무료로 제공하다mu ryo ro che gong ha da

    provide for free

  • 기회를 제공하다ki hoe reul che gong ha da

    provide an opportunity

Similar words

주다chuda: To give something from one person to another, including an object, message, or feeling.
전달하다cheondalhada: To pass a message or other information along until it reaches another person.
건네다keonneda: To place an object into another person's hand through a direct handoff.
나눠주다nanwojuda: To divide something into portions and give them to several people.

Definition in Korean

어떤 대상에게 필요한 물건·정보·서비스를 마련하여 건네거나 이용하게 하는 동사.eo tteon tae sang e ge pi ryo han mul geon cheong bo seo bi seu reul ma ryeon ha yeo keon ne geo na i yong ha ge ha neun tong sa

Word origin

제공 (jegong, "provision") comes from the Sino-Korean term for supplying or presenting something, and 하다 (hada, "to do") makes the action into a verb.

Usage tips

  • The pattern with a recipient and an object is useful in service language because it clearly shows who receives what is supplied.

Opposites

Related words

  • 제공자chegongjaprovidernoun
  • 제공처chegongcheosourcenoun
  • 제공업체chegongeopcheservice providernoun

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