Korean

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Etymology

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나포(拿捕) (napo, capture; apprehension) +‎ 되다 (-doeda, to become, light verb deriving passive verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈna̠(ː)pʰo̞dwe̞da̠] ~ [ˈna̠(ː)pʰo̞dø̞da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?napodoeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?napodoeda
McCune–Reischauer?nap'odoeda
Yale Romanization?nā.photoyta

Verb

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나포되다 (napodoeda) (infinitive 나포돼 or 나포되어, sequential 나포되니)

  1. to be captured; to be apprehended

Conjugation

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