Korean word

주고받다

Pronunciation

Romanizationchugobattta

Meaning

  • verbexchange

Example

친구와 메시지를 주고받았어요.chin gu wa me si ji reul chu go ba da sseo yo

I exchanged messages with my friend.

Illustration for 주고받다 (exchange)

More examples

회의에서 서로 의견을 주고받았어요.hoe ui e seo seo ro ui gyeo neul chu go ba da sseo yo

We exchanged opinions at the meeting.

Core concept

A thing, message, or conversation moves back and forth between two sides, with each side giving and receiving.

Common phrases

  • 메시지를 주고받다me si ji reul chu go bat tta

    exchange messages

  • 의견을 주고받다ui gyeo neul chu go bat tta

    exchange opinions

  • 편지를 주고받다pyeon ji reul chu go bat tta

    exchange letters

Similar words

주다chuda: To give an object, message, or feeling to another person.
받다pattta: To receive something sent, offered, or given by another person.
전달하다cheondalhada: To pass news, instructions, or other information on to someone.
나누다nanuda: To split a whole into parts for people to share.

Definition in Korean

한쪽이 주고 다른 쪽이 받는 행동이 서로 오가며 이루어지는 교환을 뜻하는 동사로, 선물이나 정보, 대화의 주고받음에 쓰인다.han jjo gi chu go ta reun jjo gi pan neun haeng dong i seo ro o ga myeo i ru eo ji neun kyo hwa neul tteu ta neun tong sa ro seon mu ri na cheong bo tae hwa ui chu go ba deu me sseu in da

Word origin

The word combines the ideas of giving and receiving with a connective form that presents the two actions as reciprocal.

Usage tips

  • Unlike a formal term for an exchange, this everyday verb naturally describes messages and conversations moving between people as well as items changing hands.

Other meanings

  • give each otherverb

Related words

  • 주고받기chugobatkkiexchangenoun
  • 주고받음chugobadeumexchangenoun

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