근질근질하다

Korean edit

Etymology edit

근질근질 (geunjilgeunjil) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives/active verbs). Ablaut form: 간질간질하다 (ganjilganjilhada).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geunjilgeunjilhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geunjilgeunjilhada
McCune–Reischauer?kŭnjilgŭnjirhada
Yale Romanization?kun.cil.kun.cil.hata

Verb edit

근질근질하다 (geunjilgeunjilhada) (infinitive 근질근질해 or 근질근질하여, sequential 근질근질하니)

  1. (intransitive) to feel itchy
    Synonyms: 근질거리다 (geunjilgeorida), 근질대다 (geunjildaeda)
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to have an itch to do something

Conjugation edit

Adjective edit

근질근질하다 (geunjilgeunjilhada) (infinitive 근질근질해 or 근질근질하여, sequential 근질근질하니)

  1. to be itchy
  2. (figurative) to be feeling the itch to do something

Conjugation edit