일하다

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to work

💼 일하다 = 일 (work) + 하다 (to do): to do work

일 is the noun for work or a job, and 하다 is the all-purpose verb to do. Korean builds many verbs this way: noun + 하다. So 일하다 is literally work-do, just as 공부하다 is study-do.

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