Korean

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Etymology

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연애(戀愛) (yeonae) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)nɛɦa̠da̠] ~ [ˈjɘ(ː)ne̞ɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeonaehada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeon'aehada
McCune–Reischauer?yŏnaehada
Yale Romanization?yēn.ayhata

Verb

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South Korean
Standard Language
연애하다 (yeonaehada)
North Korean
Standard Language
련애하다 (ryeonaehada)

연애하다 (yeonaehada) (infinitive 연애해 or 연애하여, sequential 연애하니)

  1. to date, to court, to have a romantic relationship

Conjugation

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