To enlarge in Korean 🇰🇷

확대하다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Break down the word into two parts: "확(확실하다)" and "대(대단하다)". You can think of "확" as emphasizing certainty and "대" as indicating something big. Together, they hint at making something definitely bigger or enlarged.
• The sound “hwak” reminds you of “hacking” in English, which can help you recall the beginning of the word.

Explanations:
• 확대하다 (hwakdae-hada) is a verb meaning “to enlarge” or “to magnify.” It is often used when referring to images, maps, or views to indicate that something is being made larger.
• This is an infinitive form (to enlarge) that combines the root "확대" (enlargement) with the verb "하다" (to do).

Other Words with Similar Meaning:
• 팽창하다 (paengchang-hada) – to expand (often used for expansion in a broader sense, such as the expansion of gases or economies)
• 늘리다 (neullida) – to increase or extend (used in contexts like increasing quantity or length)

Conjugations:
• Present (Polite): 확대해요 (hwakdae-haeyo) – “enlarge” or “is enlarging”
• Past (Polite): 확대했어요 (hwakdae-haesseoyo) – “enlarged”
• Future (Polite): 확대할 거예요 (hwakdae-hal geoyeyo) – “will enlarge”
• Present (Informal): 확대해 (hwakdae-hae)
• Past (Informal): 확대했어 (hwakdae-haesseo)
• Future (Informal): 확대할 거야 (hwakdae-hal geoya)

Example Sentences:
1. 사진을 확대해 보세요.
 (Romanized: Sajin-eul hwakdae-hae boseyo.)
 English: “Please enlarge the photo.”
2. 화면을 확대하면 글씨가 더 잘 보여요.
 (Romanized: Hwamyun-eul hwakdae-hamyeon geulssiga deo jal boyeoyo.)
 English: “If you enlarge the screen, the letters become clearer.”
3. 이 지도를 확대했어요.
 (Romanized: I jido-reul hwakdae-haesseoyo.)
 English: “I enlarged this map.”

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