Korean edit

Etymology edit

변(變) (byeon, Sino-Korean morpheme for "change") +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpjɘ(ː)nɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?byeonhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeonhada
McCune–Reischauer?pyŏnhada
Yale Romanization?pyēn.hata

Verb edit

변하다 (byeonhada) (infinitive 변해 or 변하여, sequential 변하니)

  1. (intransitive) to change
    Synonyms: 달라지다 (dallajida), 바뀌다 (bakkwida)
    사람 변하지만 강산 그대로.
    Saram-eun byeonhajiman gangsan-eun geudaero-da.
    People change, but the mountains and rivers are the same.

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