Korean

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Etymology

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서약(誓約) (seoyak) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ja̠kʰa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seoyakhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seoyaghada
McCune–Reischauer?sŏyakhada
Yale Romanization?sē.yak.hata

Verb

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서약하다 (seoyakhada) (infinitive 서약해 or 서약하여, sequential 서약하니)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to vow; to pledge; to take an oath

Conjugation

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