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발명하다 meaning and pronunciation

balmyeonghada · invent

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 56815
Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 발명하다Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    지금까지 없던 새로운 기술이나 물건을 처음으로 생각하여 만들어 내다.

    English: invent — To conceive and create a new technology or product for the first time.

    Examples

    • 무기를 발명하다.
    • 비행기를 발명하다.
    • 인쇄술을 발명하다.
    • 사진을 발명하다.
    • 시계를 발명하다.
    • 신기술을 발명하다.
Origin
發明하다
Categories
과학 > 과학 및 기술

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