Korean

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Etymology

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헛- (heot-, in vain, prefix) +‎ 기다리다 (gidarida, to wait).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?heotgidarida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?heosgidalida
McCune–Reischauer?hŏtkidarida
Yale Romanization?heskitalita

Verb

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헛기다리다 (heotgidarida) (infinitive 헛기다려 or 헛기다리어, sequential 헛기다리니)

  1. (transitive) to wait in vain

Conjugation

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