Korean edit

Etymology edit

검거(檢擧) (geomgeo) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)mɡʌ̹ɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geomgeohada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geomgeohada
McCune–Reischauer?kŏmgŏhada
Yale Romanization?kēmkehata

Verb edit

검거하다 (geomgeohada) (infinitive 검거해 or 검거하여, sequential 검거하니)

  1. to arrest, to apprehend
    Synonym: 체포하다 (chepohada)

Conjugation edit