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TOPIK 6verb

갈음하다

gareumhada [가름하다]

갈음해요 · 갈음했어요 · 갈음할 거예요 · 갈음하세요

to replace (with), to substitute, to let stand in place of

Example

간단한 소개로 오늘 인사말을 갈음하겠습니다.

I will let this brief introduction stand in place of today's greeting.

Word parts

From 갈다 'to change, to replace' plus the noun ending -음.

Good to know

Don't confuse it with 가름하다 'to divide, to decide' — both are pronounced [가름].