Korean

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Etymology

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소원(所願) (sowon) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)wʌ̹nɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sowonhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sowonhada
McCune–Reischauer?sowŏnhada
Yale Romanization?sōwen.hata

Verb

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소원하다 (sowonhada) (infinitive 소원해 or 소원하여, sequential 소원하니)

  1. to wish, to hope

Conjugation

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