죄송하다

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Korean

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Etymology

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죄송(罪悚) (joesong) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕwe̞(ː)sʰo̞ŋɦa̠da̠] ~ [ˈt͡ɕø̞(ː)sʰo̞ŋɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?joesonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?joesonghada
McCune–Reischauer?choesonghada
Yale Romanization?cōysonghata

Adjective

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죄송하다 (joesonghada) (infinitive 죄송해 or 죄송하여, sequential 죄송하니, hanja 罪悚하다)

  1. to be sorry, to feel apologetic
    죄송합니다
    joesonghamnida
    I'm sorry
    심려 끼쳐 드려 죄송합니다.
    Simnyeo-reul kkicheo deuryeo joesonghamnida.
    Sorry to worry you.
    어제 죄송합니다. —걱정마세요.
    Eoje ir-eun joesonghamnida. -Geokjeongmaseyo.
    Sorry about yesterday. — No worries.
    Original English texts from 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

Conjugation

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