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TOPIK 4verb

고용하다

goyonghada

고용해요 · 고용했어요 · 고용할 거예요 · 고용하세요

to employ, to hire

Example

그 식당은 대학생 아르바이트생을 많이 고용해요.

That restaurant hires a lot of college students as part-timers.

Word parts

고 hire용 use

Literally 'hire and use'.

Good to know

고용하다 sounds formal; in everyday speech people often say 뽑다 or 쓰다.