Korean

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Etymology

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해고(解雇) (haego) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)ɡo̞ɦa̠da̠] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)ɡo̞ɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haegohada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haegohada
McCune–Reischauer?haegohada
Yale Romanization?hāykohata

Verb

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해고하다 (haegohada) (infinitive 해고해 or 해고하여, sequential 해고하니)

  1. (transitive) to dismiss; to discharge
    상사 해고할 기회 가지게 되어 매우 기뻐했었다.
    Nae jeon sangsa-neun na-reul haego-hal gihoe-reul gajige doeeo mae'u gippeohaesseotda.
    My former boss was very happy for the chance to fire me.

Conjugation

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