Korean

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Etymology

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퇴근(退勤) (toegeun) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtʰwe̞(ː)ɡɯnɦa̠da̠] ~ [ˈtʰø̞(ː)ɡɯnɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?toegeunhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?toegeunhada
McCune–Reischauer?t'oegŭnhada
Yale Romanization?thōykun.hata

Verb

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퇴근하다 (toegeunhada) (infinitive 퇴근해 or 퇴근하여, sequential 퇴근하니)

  1. (intransitive) to leave work, to finish work, to get off from work
    Antonym: 출근(出勤)하다 (chulgeunhada, to go to work)

Conjugation

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