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TOPIK 6verb

판가름하다

pangareumhada

판가름해요 · 판가름했어요 · 판가름할 거예요 · 판가름하세요

to decide, to determine (an outcome), to settle

Example

이번 경기가 우승 팀을 판가름할 거예요.

This game will decide the championship team.

Word parts

From 판 'round, match' plus 가름 'dividing' — splitting winners from losers.

Good to know

Intransitive 판가름이 나다 'to be settled' is just as common as the verb.