Korean

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Etymology

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건축(建築) (geonchuk, construction) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰukʰa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geonchukhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geonchughada
McCune–Reischauer?kŏnch'ukhada
Yale Romanization?kēn.chwuk.hata

Verb

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건축하다 (geonchukhada) (infinitive 건축해 or 건축하여, sequential 건축하니)

  1. to construct

Conjugation

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