Korean edit

Etymology edit

필요(必要) (piryo) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pʰiɾjoɦa̠da̠]
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  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?piryohada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pil'yohada
McCune–Reischauer?p'iryohada
Yale Romanization?phil.yohata

Adjective edit

필요하다 (piryohada) (infinitive 필요해 or 필요하여, sequential 필요하니, hanja 必要하다)

  1. to have a need
    각각 훌륭한 가정 필요합니다.
    Geu gakgag-eun hullyung-han gajeong-i piryo-hamnida.
    Each one is in need of a good home.
    2016, VOA Learning English > Trending Today: Puppy Bowl (The original sentence in English)
  2. to be necessary, to be needed

Conjugation edit