Korean word

채우다

Pronunciation

Romanizationchaeuda

Meaning

  • verbfill

Example

배를 채웠다.pae reul chae wot tta

I filled my stomach.

Illustration for 채우다 (fill)

More examples

양식에 정보를 채웠다.yang si ge cheong bo reul chae wot tta

I filled out the form with the information.

Core concept

Something goes into an empty place until nothing is lacking.

Common phrases

  • 양식에 채우다yang si ge chae u da

    fill out a form

  • 공간을 채우다kong ga neul chae u da

    fill a space

Similar words

넣다neota: Putting something inside a bag, box, or other container so it stays there.
메우다meuda: Plugging an opening or gap with something so the empty part disappears.
기입하다kiipada: Writing required information in a set space on a form or document.

Definition in Korean

빈칸·구멍·시간·감정 등의 부족한 부분을 물질이나 행위로 채워 결함이나 허기를 없애는 타동사.pin kan ku meong si gan kam jeong teung ui pu jo kan pu bu neul mul jji ri na haeng wi ro chae wo kyeol ha mi na heo gi reul eop ssae neun ta dong sa

Word origin

The word is a native causative formation from a verb meaning to be full, shifting the idea from being full to making something full.

Usage tips

  • Learning it with the thing being filled helps show why it can describe a blank, a schedule, or a hungry stomach, not only a container.

Other meanings

  • fill upverb
  • fill inverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 채워지다chaewojidabe filledverb
  • 채움chaeumfillingnoun

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