Korean

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Etymology

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단념(斷念) (dannyeom) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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단념하다 (dannyeomhada) (infinitive 단념해 or 단념하여, sequential 단념하니, hanja 斷念하다)

  1. (transitive) to give up (a goal), to abandon, to resign

Conjugation

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