Korean

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Etymology

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향(向) (hyang) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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향하다 (hyanghada) (infinitive 향해 or 향하여, sequential 향하니, hanja 向하다)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to face; to make for, to go towards

Conjugation

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