Korean word

졸업하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationchoreopada

Meaning

  • verbgraduate

Example

대학을 졸업했어요.tae ha geul cho reo pae sseo yo

I graduated from college.

Illustration for 졸업하다 (graduate)

More examples

내년에 대학원을 졸업하고 취직할 거예요.nae nyeo ne tae ha gwo neul cho reo pa go chwi ji kal kkeo ye yo

I will graduate from graduate school and get a job next year.

Core concept

The official finish line of a course of study, marked by receiving a degree or diploma.

Common phrases

  • 대학교를 졸업하다tae hak kkyo reul cho reo pa da

    graduate from university

  • 대학원을 졸업하다tae ha gwo neul cho reo pa da

    graduate from graduate school

  • 고등학교를 졸업하다ko deung hak kkyo reul cho reo pa da

    graduate from high school

Similar words

학위를 받다hagwireul pattta: Receive an academic degree after meeting the required standards at a university or similar school.
수료하다suryohada: Complete all classes in a course and receive a certificate showing completion.

Definition in Korean

학교에서 정해진 교육 과정을 마치고 학위나 졸업장을 받아 학업을 마쳤음을 공식적으로 인정받는 동사hak kkyo e seo cheong hae jin kyo yuk kwa jeong eul ma chi go ha gwi na cho reop jjang eul pa da ha geo beul ma cheo sseu meul kong sik jjeo geu ro in jeong ban neun tong sa

Word origin

The verb 졸업하다 (joreopada, "to graduate") combines 졸업 (joreo, "graduation") with 하다 (pada, "to do"), following a common Korean pattern for forming verbs from nouns.

Usage tips

  • In Korean, the school is commonly marked as the object, while English normally says graduate from a school.

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