Korean edit

Etymology edit

기대(期待) (gidae, expectation) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kidɛɦa̠da̠] ~ [kide̞ɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gidaehada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gidaehada
McCune–Reischauer?kidaehada
Yale Romanization?kitayhata

Verb edit

기대하다 (gidaehada) (infinitive 기대해 or 기대하여, sequential 기대하니, hanja 期待하다)

  1. (transitive) to expect; to look forward to

Conjugation edit