Korean edit

Etymology edit

귀국(歸國) (gwiguk) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɥi(ː)ɡukʰa̠da̠] ~ [ˈky(ː)ɡukʰa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwigukhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwigughada
McCune–Reischauer?kwigukhada
Yale Romanization?kwīkwuk.hata

Verb edit

귀국하다 (gwigukhada) (infinitive 귀국해 or 귀국하여, sequential 귀국하니)

  1. (intransitive) to return to one's country

Conjugation edit