Korean

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Etymology

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구조(救助) (gujo, rescue) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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구조하다 (gujohada) (infinitive 구조해 or 구조하여, sequential 구조하니)

  1. (transitive) to rescue; to save someone from danger

Conjugation

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