Korean

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Etymology

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개선(改善) (gaeseon) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)sʰʌ̹nɦa̠da̠] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)sʰʌ̹nɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaeseonhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaeseonhada
McCune–Reischauer?kaesŏnhada
Yale Romanization?kāysen.hata

Verb

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개선하다 (gaeseonhada) (infinitive 개선해 or 개선하여, sequential 개선하니)

  1. (transitive) to improve, to ameliorate

Conjugation

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See also

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