Korean

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Etymology

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야(冶) (ya) +‎ -하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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야하다 (yahada) (infinitive 야해 or 야하여, sequential 야하니)

  1. to be lewd, to be NSFW
  2. to be erotic
    혹시 티팬티 있어요?
    야한 팬티-는 없습니다.
    – Hoksi tipaenti isseoyo?
    ya-han paenti-neun eopseumnida.
    – Do you, per chance, have thongs (t-panties)?
    – No, (we) don't have erotic panties.

Conjugation

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