Korean

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Etymology

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정체화(正體化) (jeongchehwa) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋt͡ɕʰe̞βwa̠ɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeongchehwahada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongchehwahada
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngch'ehwahada
Yale Romanization?cēngcheyhwahata

Verb

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정체화하다 (jeongchehwahada) (infinitive 정체화해 or 정체화하여, sequential 정체화하니)

  1. to identify (as) (often with (-ro, instrumental case marker))
    논바이너리 정체화한다.Geu-neun nonbaineori-ro jeongchehwahanda.They identify as non-binary.

Usage notes

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  • Commonly used in the LGBT context.

Conjugation

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