Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhaebo (譯語類解補 / 역어유해보), 1775, as Early Modern Korean ᄧᅩ긔다 (Yale: pcwokuyta).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕ͈o̞ɡɛda̠] ~ [t͡ɕ͈o̞ɡe̞da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jjogaeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jjogaeda
McCune–Reischauer?tchogaeda
Yale Romanization?ccokayta

Verb edit

쪼개다 (jjogaeda) (infinitive 쪼개 or 쪼개어, sequential 쪼개니)

  1. to split, to cut, to cleave (into at least two parts)
    Synonym: 나누다 (nanuda)
    사과 으로 쪼개다
    sagwa-reul ban-euro jjogaeda
    to split an apple in half
    없는 시간 쪼개서 만났어.
    Eomneun sigan-eul jjogaeseo neo-reul mannasseo.
    I made time to meet you out of the little time I have.
  2. (slang) to laugh
    Synonym: 웃다 (utda)
    실실 쪼개다silsil jjogaedato chuckle

Conjugation edit