Korean word

합류하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationhamnyuhada

Meaning

  • verbjoin

Example

저도 그 팀에 합류하겠습니다.cheo do keu ti me ham nyu ha get sseum ni da

I will join that team too.

Illustration for 합류하다 (join)

More examples

다음 달부터 프로젝트에 합류할게요.ta eum tal bu teo peu ro jek teu e ham nyu hal kke yo

I will join the project starting next month.

Core concept

A person or stream enters an ongoing flow and continues as part of it.

Common phrases

  • 프로젝트에 합류하다peu ro jek teu e ham nyu ha da

    join a project

  • 팀에 합류하다ti me ham nyu ha da

    join a team

Similar words

참여하다chamyeohada: Being involved in an activity through personal effort, ideas, or responsibility.
참가하다chamgahada: Taking part in an organized event or gathering as one of its participants.
들어가다teureogada: Crossing into a place or becoming included within a group or category.
합세하다hapssehada: Joining forces with others to handle a task or situation together.

Definition in Korean

이미 시작된 모임이나 활동에 뒤늦게 들어가 함께 활동하다.i mi si jak ttoen mo i mi na hwal dong e twi neut kke teu reo ga ham kke hwal dong ha da

Word origin

The Sino-Korean base combines the ideas of joining and flow, and the productive ending meaning "to do" turns it into a verb.

Usage tips

  • For English speakers, this word is useful beyond teams and groups because it can also describe streams, roads, or lines coming together, with the shared idea of joining an existing flow.

Other meanings

  • mergeverb

Opposites

  • 탈퇴하다taltoehadawithdrawverb

Related words

  • 합류hamnyujoiningnoun
  • 재합류하다chaehamnyuhadarejoinverb

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