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TOPIK 5verb

합세하다

hapsehada [합쎄하다]

합세해요 · 합세했어요 · 합세할 거예요 · 합세하세요

to join forces, to team up

Example

주민들과 학생들이 합세해서 공원을 청소했어요.

Residents and students joined forces to clean the park.

Word parts

합 combine세 force

Literally 'combining forces'.

Good to know

가세하다 = join an existing side; 합세하다 = groups pooling strength together.