Korean

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Etymology

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이용(利用) (iyong) +‎ 되다 (-doeda, to become, light verb deriving passive verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)joŋdwe̞da̠] ~ [ˈi(ː)joŋdø̞da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?iyongdoeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?iyongdoeda
McCune–Reischauer?iyongdoeda
Yale Romanization?ī.yongtoyta

Verb

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South Korean
Standard Language
이용(利用)하다 (iyonghada)
North Korean
Standard Language
리용(利用)하다 (riyonghada)

이용되다 (iyongdoeda) (infinitive 이용돼 or 이용되어, sequential 이용되니)

  1. (intransitive) to be used

Conjugation

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