Korean

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Etymology

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행복(幸福) (haengbok) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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행복하다 (haengbokhada) (infinitive 행복해 or 행복하여, sequential 행복하니)

  1. to be happy
    우리 가족 항상 행복합니다.Uri gajog-eun hangsang haengbok-hamnida.Our family is always happy.

Conjugation

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