Korean learner dictionary
작동하다 meaning and pronunciation
jakdonghada · operate; run
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 73713Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 작똥하다Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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기계 등이 움직여 일하다. 또는 기계 등을 움직여 일하게 하다.
English: operate; run — For a machine, etc., to work; to make a machine, etc., work.
Examples
- 기계가 작동하다.
- 냉장고가 작동하다.
- 에어컨이 작동하다.
- 엔진이 작동하다.
- 엘리베이터가 작동하다.
- 자동차가 작동하다.
- Origin
- 作動하다
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