Korean

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Etymology

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가능(可能) (ganeung) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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가능하다 (ganeunghada) (infinitive 가능해 or 가능하여, sequential 가능하니)

  1. to be possible; able
    가능한 빨리 왔다.
    Na-neun ganeunghan han ppalli watda.
    I came as soon as I could.

Conjugation

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Antonyms

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