To be responsible for in Korean 🇰🇷

담당하다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Break the word into parts: “담당” (damdang) might remind you of “in charge” or “responsible” and “하다” (hada) means “to do.” Together they imply “to take on responsibility.”
• Think of “담당” as similar to “handle” or “manage” which can help link it with “to be responsible for.”

Explanations:
• 담당하다 (damdanghada) is used to indicate that someone is responsible for or in charge of a certain task, project, or duty.
• It carries the nuance of being assigned a role or duty in a formal or work-related context.

Synonyms with Similar Meaning:
• 맡다 (matda) – to be in charge of, to take on, or to manage.
• 책임지다 (chaegimjida) – to take responsibility for.
• 관리하다 (gwanrihada) – to manage or oversee, in contexts where “management” is involved.

Conjugations of 담당하다:
• Infinitive: 담당하다 (damdanghada)
• Present:
 - Informal low: 담당해 (damdanghae)
 - Informal polite: 담당해요 (damdanghaeyo)
 - Formal polite: 담당합니다 (damdanghamnida)
• Past:
 - Informal low: 담당했어 (damdanghaesseo)
 - Informal polite: 담당했어요 (damdanghaesseoyo)
 - Formal polite: 담당했습니다 (damdanghaetseumnida)
• Future:
 - Informal low: 담당할 거야 (damdanghal geoya)
 - Informal polite: 담당할 거예요 (damdanghal geoyeyo)
 - Formal polite: 담당하겠습니다 (damdanghagetseumnida)

Example Sentences:
1. 저는 이번 행사에서 주요 업무를 담당해요.
 • (jeoneun ibeon haengsaeseo ju-yo eobmureul damdanghaeyo)
 • “I am responsible for the main duties at this event.”
2. 그 직원은 마케팅 업무를 담당합니다.
 • (geu jigwoneun makeuting eobmureul damdanghamnida)
 • “That employee is in charge of the marketing tasks.”
3. 내년에 당신이 이 프로젝트를 맡게 될 거예요.
 • (naenyeon-e dangshini i peurojekteureul matge doel geoyeyo)
 • “Next year, you will be responsible for this project.”

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