Korean edit

Etymology edit

중요(重要) (jung'yo) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)ŋjoɦa̠da̠]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jung'yohada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jung'yohada
McCune–Reischauer?chungyohada
Yale Romanization?cwūngyohata

Adjective edit

중요하다 (jung'yohada) (infinitive 중요해 or 중요하여, sequential 중요하니, hanja 重要하다)

  1. to be important
    계약 자유 중요한 원칙으로 남아있고, 그래서 몇몇 예외 으나 법원 당사자 어떠한 조건으로 계약 든지 관여하지 아니한다.
    Gyeyag-ui jayu-neun jung'yo-han wonchig-euro namaitgo, geuraeseo myeonmyeot ye'oe-neun iss-euna beobwon-eun dangsaja-deur-i eotteohan jogeon-euro gyeyag-eul ha-deunji gwanyeo-haji anihanda.
    Freedom of contract remains an important principle and so, with some exceptions, the courts will leave the parties free to agree whatever terms they want.

Conjugation edit