작동해요 · 작동했어요 · 작동할 거예요 · 작동하는 (+noun)
to work, to operate, to run (of a machine)
Example
엘리베이터가 작동하지 않아서 계단으로 올라갔어요.
The elevator wasn't working, so I took the stairs.
Word parts
작 make+동 move
Literally 'make it move'.
Good to know
For machines, use 작동하다 or 되다, never 일하다: 에어컨이 안 돼요.
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