Korean edit

Etymology edit

창조(創造) (changjo, creation) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰa̠(ː)ŋd͡ʑo̞ɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?changjohada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?changjohada
McCune–Reischauer?ch'angjohada
Yale Romanization?chāngcohata

Verb edit

창조하다 (changjohada) (infinitive 창조해 or 창조하여, sequential 창조하니)

  1. (transitive) to create
    • Korean Catholic Bible, Changsegi (創世記 / 창세기) (Genesis) 1,1
      처음 하느님께서 하늘 창조하셨다.
      Hancheo'eum-e Haneunim-kkeseo haneul-gwa ttang-eul changjohasyeotda.
      In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth.

Conjugation edit