Korean

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Etymology

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개척(開拓) (gaecheok) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kɛt͡ɕʰʌ̹kʰa̠da̠] ~ [ke̞t͡ɕʰʌ̹kʰa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaecheokhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaecheoghada
McCune–Reischauer?kaech'ŏkhada
Yale Romanization?kay.chek.hata

Verb

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개척하다 (gaecheokhada) (infinitive 개척해 or 개척하여, sequential 개척하니)

  1. to reclaim, to cultivate, to develop
  2. to explore

Conjugation

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