Korean

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Etymology

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고(告) (go) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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고하다 (gohada) (infinitive 고해 or 고하여, sequential 고하니)

  1. to inform, to tell
  2. in expressions
    자, 이제 작별고해야요.
    ja, ije jakbyeoreul gohaeyagetgunyo.
    I guess it's time to say goodbye.

Conjugation

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