Korean

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Etymology

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정예(精銳) (jeong'ye) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋje̞ɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeong'yehada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeong'yehada
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngyehada
Yale Romanization?cengyeyhata

Adjective

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정예하다 (jeong'yehada) (infinitive 정예해 or 정예하여, sequential 정예하니)

  1. crack; elite

Conjugation

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