Korean

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Etymology

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건설(建設) (geonseol) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)nsʰʌ̹ɾɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geonseolhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geonseolhada
McCune–Reischauer?kŏnsŏrhada
Yale Romanization?kēnsel.hata

Verb

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건설하다 (geonseolhada) (infinitive 건설해 or 건설하여, sequential 건설하니)

  1. (transitive) to build, to construct

Conjugation

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