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TOPIK 3verb

기념하다

ginyeomhada

기념해요 · 기념했어요 · 기념할 거예요 · 기념하세요

to commemorate, to mark (an occasion)

Example

졸업을 기념해서 가족과 사진을 찍었어요.

To mark my graduation, I took photos with my family.

Word parts

기 record념 remember

Literally 'record and remember'.

Good to know

기념하다 marks an event; 축하하다 congratulates a person on it.