Korean

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Etymology

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From 정(定) (jeong) +‎ 해지다 (-haejida, passive form of 하다 (hada)).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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정해지다 (jeonghaejida) (infinitive 정해져 or 정해지어, sequential 정해지니)

  1. to be decided, destined, fixed, established, provided, laid down
    참나! 우리 벌써 정해졌단 이야?
    Chamna! Uri-ga hal ir-i beolsseo jeonghaejeotdan mar-iya?
    Seriously! So our jobs were already decided?

Conjugation

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