Korean learner dictionary
설명하다 meaning and pronunciation
seolmyeonghada · explain; account for
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 65117Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 설명하다Level: Beginner · NIKL learner grade
Conjugate 설명하다: speech levels, questions & connectors- 1.
어떤 것을 남에게 알기 쉽게 풀어 말하다.
English: explain; account for — To describe something to another person in a way that he/she could understand easily.
Examples
- 설명하기 쉽다.
- 설명하기 어렵다.
- 길을 설명하다.
- 내용을 설명하다.
- 사용법을 설명하다.
- 상황을 설명하다.
- Origin
- 說明하다
- Categories
- 사회 생활 > 언어 행위
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