Korean

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Etymology

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From 손상(損傷) (sonsang, harm) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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손상하다 (sonsanghada) (infinitive 손상해 or 손상하여, sequential 손상하니)

  1. to damage; injure; impair (To break or hurt a certain object.)
    추운 날씨, 거센 비, 낙석, 강풍과 빙하 운동이 장비를 손상시킬 수 있다.
    chuun nalssi, geosen bi, nakseok, gangpunggwa bingha undong'i jangbireul sonsangsikil su itda.
    Cold temperatures, heavy rain, falling rocks, strong winds and glacier movement can damage the equipment.
  2. to injure; harm (To make someone sick or make a part of his/her body hurt.)
  3. to harm (To worsen the quality, etc., of something.)
  4. to harm; injure (To damage one's honor, dignity, value, etc.)

Conjugation

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