Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

가(加) (ga) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gahada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gahada
McCune–Reischauer?kahada
Yale Romanization?kahata

Verb edit

가하다 (gahada) (infinitive 가해 or 가하여, sequential 가하니, hanja 加하다) (transitive)

  1. to add; to increase
    속도 가하다sokdo-reul ga-hadato gather speed
    가하다yeor-eul ga-hadato add heat
  2. to give; to apply
    제재 가하다jejae-reul ga-hadato impose sanctions
    압력 가하다amnyeog-eul ga-hadato apply pressure
    아군 적군에게 결정적 타격 가했다.
    Agun-eun jeokgun-ege gyeoljeongjeog-in tagyeog-eul ga-haetda.
    Our army has struck the decisive blow to the enemy.
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

가(可) (ga) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

가하다 (gahada) (infinitive 가해 or 가하여, sequential 가하니, hanja 可하다)

  1. to be right; to be good
    나라 세웠으니 내림 가하다.
    Nara-e keun gong-eul sewoss-euni keun sang-eul naerim-i ga-hada.
    Having made great contributions to the country, you ought to receive a great reward.
  2. to be good in accordance with one's will
Conjugation edit