Korean edit

Etymology edit

중대(重大) (jungdae) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)ŋdɛɦa̠da̠] ~ [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)ŋde̞ɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jungdaehada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jungdaehada
McCune–Reischauer?chungdaehada
Yale Romanization?cwūngtayhata

Adjective edit

중대하다 (jungdaehada) (infinitive 중대해 or 중대하여, sequential 중대하니)

  1. significant
    이것 중대한 소식.Igeos-eun jungdae-han sosig-i-ya.It is capital news.

Conjugation edit