Korean edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (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 edit

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 edit