깨끗하다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᆺᄀᆞᆺᄒᆞ다 (kos.kos.hota). First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 긋긋다 (geutgeutda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[k͈e̞k͈ɯtʰa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[]
Revised Romanization? kkaekkeuthada
Revised Romanization (translit.)? kkaekkeushada
McCune–Reischauer? kkaekkŭthada
Yale Romanization? kkaykkushata

Adjective

깨끗하다 (kkaekkeuthada) (infinitive 깨끗해 or 깨끗하여, sequential 깨끗하니)

  1. to be clean
    존슨은 "그것이 얼마나 많이 녹느냐에 따라서, 많은 깨끗한 물이 지역을 떠나서 대양으로 향하게 될 것이며, 이는 식수와 음식의 안전에 심각한 충격을 줄 것이다"라고 한다.
    Jonseuneun geugeosi eolmana mani nongneunya-e ttaraseo, maneun kkaekkeuthan muri jiyeogeul tteonaseo daeyang-euro hyanghage doel geosimyeo, ineun siksuwa eumsigui anjeone simgakhan chunggyeogeul jul geosidarago handa.
    Johnson said, “Depending on how it melts, a lot of the freshwater will be leaving the region for the ocean, which will have severe impacts on water and food security."
    2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns (The original sentence in English)

Conjugation

Synonyms

(obsolete) 조ᄒᆞ다 (johᆞda) First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 조ᄒᆞ다 (joheoda).

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • 깨끗이 (kkaekkeusi, “in a clean fashion; cleanly”)
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