Korean edit

Etymology edit

From 격렬(激烈) (gyeongnyeol, violence, vehemence) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeongnyeolhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeoglyeolhada
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngnyŏrhada
Yale Romanization?kyeklyel.hata

Adjective edit

격렬하다 (gyeongnyeolhada) (infinitive 격렬해 or 격렬하여, sequential 격렬하니)

  1. violent, vehement, furious, intense
    격렬한 욕망gyeongnyeol-han yongmangan intense desire
    정치 토론 격렬함jeongchi toron-ui gyeongnyeol-hamthe cut and thrust of political debate

Conjugation edit