Korean

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Etymology

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사용(使用) (sayong, use) +‎ 되다 (-doeda, to become, light verb deriving passive verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)joŋdwe̞da̠] ~ [ˈsʰa̠(ː)joŋdø̞da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sayongdoeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sayongdoeda
McCune–Reischauer?sayongdoeda
Yale Romanization?sā.yongtoyta

Verb

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사용되다 (sayongdoeda) (infinitive 사용돼 or 사용되어, sequential 사용되니)

  1. (intransitive) to be used (for some purpose)

Conjugation

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