This is the 7793rd most frequent Korean word.
합병을
"합병을" means "merger" or "combination" in English.
The word '합병을' here represents the direct object of the action '통해', indicating an entity—'merger'—through which an intention or action is realized.
그 두 회사는 합병을 통해 새로운 시장에 진출하려고 합니다.
Those two companies intend to enter a new market through a merger.
In this sentence, '합병을' acts as the object of the verb '승인하다', meaning 'to approve', indicating the merger itself as the entity being approved.
정부는 경제적 이유로 합병을 승인하였습니다.
The government approved the merger for economic reasons.
Here, '합병을' serves as the object of the action '결정하다', making it clear that a merger is the decided action based on contextual circumstances.