Korean

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Etymology

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대(對) (dae) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs). Compare the parallel construction in Japanese 対する (tai suru, to pertain to).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɦa̠da̠] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɦa̠da̠]
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  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daehada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daehada
McCune–Reischauer?taehada
Yale Romanization?tāyhata

Verb

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대하다 (daehada) (infinitive 대해 or 대하여, sequential 대하니)

  1. (intransitive) to pertain or relate to a topic
    사랑 대한 노래
    sarang-e dae-han norae
    a song about love
  2. (transitive or intransitive) to greet or respond to
  3. (transitive or intransitive) to face, to stand across from
  4. (transitive or intransitive) to treat
    아들처럼 대하다
    adeulcheoreom dae-hada
    to treat like own son

Usage notes

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In the sense of "pertain," this is usually used in the determinative 대한 (-e dae-han) or the connectives 대하여 (-e dae-hayeo) and 대해 (-e dae-hae) forms.

Conjugation

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