Difference between to connect and to combine in Korean
연결하다·합하다
연결하다to connect
The word "연결하다" means to connect or join things together. You can use it for physical things, like a phone and a charger, or for places and people, like a bus route or a phone call. In daily life, it often means making two things work together or making a link between them.
How to say to connect
합하다to combine
합하다 means to put two or more things together to make one. You can use it for objects, ideas, groups, or even numbers. In everyday Korean, it often appears in forms like 합해서 or 합하면.
How to say to combineThe difference
합하다 means putting things together into one group, amount, or whole. 연결하다 links things, but they can still stay separate parts.
