Korean edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology 1 edit

From 정(定) (jeong, designation, Sino-Korean morpheme) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

정하다 (jeonghada) (infinitive 정해 or 정하여, sequential 정하니, hanja 定하다) (transitive)

  1. to designate, to specify, to decide, to determine
    초대할 손님 정하다
    Chodae-hal sonnim-eul jeong-hada
    determine the guests to be invited
  2. to define
    낭만기 정한 워즈워스였다.
    Nangman'gi-reul jeong-han geos-eun Wojeuwoseu-yeotda.
    It was Wordsworth who defined the Romantic Age.
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

From 정(淨) (jeong, Sino-Korean morpheme) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonghada
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnghada
Yale Romanization?cenghata

Adjective edit

정하다 (jeonghada) (infinitive 정해 or 정하여, sequential 정하니)

  1. (to be) clear and clean
Conjugation edit

Etymology 3 edit

From 정(正) (jeong, Sino-Korean morpheme) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonghada
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnghada
Yale Romanization?cenghata

Adjective edit

정하다 (jeonghada) (infinitive 정해 or 정하여, sequential 정하니)

  1. (to be) correct
Conjugation edit