Korean

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Etymology

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호전(好轉) (hojeon) +‎ 되다 (-doeda, to become, light verb deriving passive verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸʷo̞(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹ndwe̞da̠] ~ [ˈɸʷo̞(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹ndø̞da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hojeondoeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hojeondoeda
McCune–Reischauer?hojŏndoeda
Yale Romanization?hōcentoyta

Verb

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호전되다 (hojeondoeda) (infinitive 호전돼 or 호전되어, sequential 호전되니)

  1. (intransitive) to improve, to get better, to take a turn for the better
    Antonym: 악화(惡化)되다 (akhwadoeda)
    사태 호전되었다.Satae-ga hojeondoeeotda.The situation has improved.

Conjugation

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