비참하다

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

비참(悲慘) (bicham) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)t͡ɕʰa̠mɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bichamhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bichamhada
McCune–Reischauer?pich'amhada
Yale Romanization?pī.chamhata

Adjective[edit]

비참하다 (bichamhada) (infinitive 비참해 or 비참하여, sequential 비참하니)

  1. (to be) miserable, tragic, woeful, sorrowful

Conjugation[edit]