Korean edit

Etymology edit

수고(受苦) (sugo) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

수고하다 (sugohada) (infinitive 수고해 or 수고하여, sequential 수고하니)

  1. (intransitive) to work hard, to take trouble
    수고하십니다.
    sugohasimnida.
    May I interrupt you?
    수고하세요sugohaseyokeep up the good work

Conjugation edit