Korean

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Etymology

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(neom-, to exceed)+ (-eo, infinitive suffix) + 가다 (gada, to go).

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 너머가다 (Yale: nemekata).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?neomeogada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?neom'eogada
McCune–Reischauer?nŏmŏgada
Yale Romanization?nem.ekata

Verb

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넘어가다 (neomeogada) (infinitive 넘어가, sequential 넘어가니)

  1. to collapse or tilt
  2. to cross over
  3. to shift or be transferred
  4. (of the sun or moon) to set
  5. to fall for (a fraud)

Conjugation

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