Korean

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Etymology

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이해(理解) (ihae) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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South Korean
Standard Language
이해(理解)하다 (ihaehada)
North Korean
Standard Language
리해(理解)하다 (rihaehada)

이해하다 (ihaehada) (infinitive 이해해 or 이해하여, sequential 이해하니)

  1. (transitive) to understand or comprehend

Conjugation

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See also

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