Korean edit

Etymology edit

범(犯) (beom) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

범하다 (beomhada) (infinitive 범해 or 범하여, sequential 범하니) (transitive)

  1. to commit (a wrong)
    외교적 결례 범하다oegyojeok gyeollye-reul beomhadato commit a diplomatic faux pas
  2. to violate (a rule, a taboo, etc.)
    Synonym: 어기다 (eogida)
  3. to ravish, to violate (a woman)

Conjugation edit