Korean

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Etymology

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가정(假定) (gajeong, hypothesis) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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가정하다 (gajeonghada) (infinitive 가정해 or 가정하여, sequential 가정하니)

  1. to hypothesise, to make a hypothesis

Conjugation

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