Korean edit

Etymology edit

후퇴(後退) (hutoe) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸʷu(ː)tʰwe̞ɦa̠da̠] ~ [ˈɸʷu(ː)tʰø̞ɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hutoehada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hutoehada
McCune–Reischauer?hut'oehada
Yale Romanization?hwū.thoyhata

Verb edit

후퇴하다 (hutoehada) (infinitive 후퇴해 or 후퇴하여, sequential 후퇴하니)

  1. to withdraw, to retreat
  2. to be set back

Conjugation edit