Skip to content

New every day: Korea news, words and grammar — in your language

Pocket Korean

Dictionary › TOPIK 1

TOPIK 1verb

대답하다

daedapada [대다파다]

대답해요 · 대답했어요 · 대답할 거예요 · 대답하세요

to answer, to reply

Example

선생님 질문에 큰 소리로 대답했어요.

I answered the teacher's question in a loud voice.

Word parts

대 face답 answer

Literally 'answer facing someone' — 대답 (answer) + 하다 (do).

Good to know

Pronounced [대다파다]. Answer something → ~에 대답하다.