Korean

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Etymology

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똑똑 (ttokttok) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ttokttokhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ttogttoghada
McCune–Reischauer?ttokttokhada
Yale Romanization?ttokttok.hata

Adjective

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똑똑하다 (ttokttokhada) (infinitive 똑똑해 or 똑똑하여, sequential 똑똑하니)

  1. (to be) smart, clever, intelligent
    Synonym: 영리(怜悧)하다 (yeongnihada)

Conjugation

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