Korean

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Etymology

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더럽- (deoreop-, to be dirty)+ -어 (-eo, infinitive suffix) + 지다 (jida, to become).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɘ(ː)ɾʌ̹wʌ̹d͡ʑida̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?deoreowojida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?deoleowojida
McCune–Reischauer?tŏrŏwŏjida
Yale Romanization?tēlewecita

Verb

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더러워지다 (deoreowojida) (infinitive 더러워져 or 더러워지어, sequential 더러워지니) (intransitive)

  1. to become dirty, to be stained
  2. to become despicable
  3. to be tarnished
  4. to become unchaste

Conjugation

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