Korean learner dictionary
결근하다 meaning and pronunciation
gyeolgeunhada · be absent from work; call in sick
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 30269Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 결근하다, 결근함니다Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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일을 해야 하는 날에 직장에 가지 않고 빠지다.
English: be absent from work; call in sick — To fail to go to work when one is supposed to.
Examples
- 직장을 결근하다.
- 회사를 결근하다.
- 몸이 아파서 결근하다.
- 무단으로 결근하다.
- 장기간 결근하다.
- 박 대리가 연락도 없이 결근하는 바람에 과장님께서 몹시 화가 나셨다.
- Origin
- 缺勤하다
- Categories
- 사회 생활 > 직장 생활
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