고치다

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Korean 고티〮다〮 (kwòthítá), from Old Korean 直体 (*KWOthi-, straighten, arrange neatly); equivalent to 곧— (got-, “to be straight”) + —기— (-gi-, causative suffix) + —다 (-da).

In the Hangul script, first attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 고티〮다〮 (Yale: kwòthítá).

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gochida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gochida
McCune–Reischauer?koch'ida
Yale Romanization?ko.chita

Verb[edit]

고치다 (gochida) (infinitive 고쳐 or 고치어, sequential 고치니)

  1. to fix, to correct
  2. to cure (a sickness)

Conjugation[edit]