정하다

Korean

Etymology

From (, jeong, “designation”), a Sino-Korean noun, and the native Korean verb 하다 (hada, “to do”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[ˈt͡ɕɘːŋɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[:]
Revised Romanization? jeonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jeonghada
McCune–Reischauer? chŏnghada
Yale Romanization? cēnghata

Verb

정하다 (jeonghada) (infinitive 정해 or 정하여, sequential 정하니)

  1. to designate, to specify, to decide, to determine
    초대할 손님을 정하다.
    Chodaehal sonnimeul jeonghada.
    determine the guests to be invited
  2. to define
    낭만기를 정한 것은 워즈워스였다.
    Nangman-gireul jeonghan geoseun wojeuwoseuyeotda.
    It was Wordsworth who defined the Romantic Age.

Conjugation

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