TOPIK · Level 280
16 words
Korean word
행해지다
Pronunciation
Romanizationhaenghaejida
Meaning
- verbtake place
Example
회의는 내일 행해집니다.hoe ui neun nae il haeng hae jim ni da
The meeting will take place tomorrow.
More examples
이번 주말에 작은 모임이 행해진다.i beon chu ma re cha geun mo i mi haeng hae jin da
A small gathering will take place this weekend.
Core concept
An event or action unfolds through an outside agent or condition, with focus on what happens rather than who does it.
Common phrases
모임이 행해지다mo i mi haeng hae ji da
a gathering takes place
수업이 행해지다su eo bi haeng hae ji da
a class takes place
행사가 행해지다haeng sa ga haeng hae ji da
an event takes place
Similar words
열리다yeollida: A meeting or exhibition starts and becomes open for people to attend.
진행되다chinhaengdoeda: An activity moves forward through its organized stages after starting.
개최되다kaechoedoeda: An officially planned meeting or event is held at a set time and place.
이루어지다irueojida: A result comes about when the needed conditions or steps come together.
Definition in Korean
일이나 행위가 다른 사람이나 조건에 의해 이루어지는 상태가 되다.i ri na haeng wi ga ta reun sa ra mi na cho geo ne ui hae i ru eo ji neun sang tae ga toe da
Word origin
The word is formed from a Sino-Korean root for performing and a pattern that changes the focus from the doer to the action that occurs.
Usage tips
- This formal wording commonly suits schedules, announcements, and reports where the event is more important than its organizer.
Other meanings
- be carried outverb
- be heldverb
Opposites
- 취소되다chwisodoedabe canceledverb
- 연기되다yeongidoedabe postponedverb