Korean

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Etymology

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양보(讓步) (yangbo) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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양보하다 (yangbohada) (infinitive 양보해 or 양보하여, sequential 양보하니)

  1. to concede, to yield, to give in, to compromise

Conjugation

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