Korean word

짓다

Pronunciation

Romanizationchittta

Meaning

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Example

우리 아버지가 집을 지었어요.u ri a beo ji ga chi beul chi eo sseo yo

Our father built a house.

Illustration for 짓다 (build)

More examples

그 회사는 새 공장을 짓기로 했다.keu hoe sa neun sae kong jang eul chit kki ro haet tta

The company decided to build a new factory.

Core concept

A step-by-step act of bringing something into finished form, especially a building.

Common phrases

  • 집을 짓다chi beul chit tta

    build a house

  • 건물을 짓다keon mu reul chit tta

    build a building

Similar words

만들다mandeulda: To make something new by joining materials or parts together.
세우다seuda: To put up a building or facility by setting its supports and foundation in place.
붙이다puchida: To give a person or thing a name by attaching a word or label to that target.

Definition in Korean

무엇을 기초부터 만들어 완성하는 동사로, 본래의 ‘만들다’ 의미가 건축·요리·명명·표정 표현으로 확장된 단어이다.mu eo seul ki cho bu teo man deu reo wan seong ha neun tong sa ro pol lae ui man deul da ui mi ga keon chuk yo ri myeong myeong pyo jeong pyo hyeo neu ro hwak jjang doen ta neo i da

Word origin

This native Korean verb originally meant to make and later extended to building structures and forming meals, names, and facial expressions.

Usage tips

  • For beginners, noticing the object is more useful than memorizing one English equivalent, because a house, a meal, a name, and a facial expression call for different English verbs.

Other meanings

  • makeverb
  • cookverb

Opposites

  • 허물다heomuldademolishverb

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