안절부절못하다

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Korean[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

안절부절 (anjeolbujeol, “while being on tenterhooks”) + 못하다 (mothada, “to be unable to do something”).

The form reflects an adverbial use of the ideophone which then merged into a single verb, whereas the alternative form 안절부절하다 (anjeolbujeolhada) is formed via a verb-deriving suffix.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [a̠ɲd͡ʑʌ̹ɭbud͡ʑʌ̹ɭmo̞tʰa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?anjeolbujeolmothada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?anjeolbujeolmoshada
McCune–Reischauer?anjŏlbujŏlmothada
Yale Romanization?an.cel.pucel.moshata

Verb[edit]

안절부절못하다 (anjeolbujeolmothada) (infinitive 안절부절못해 or 안절부절못하여, sequential 안절부절못하니)

  1. (intransitive) to be on tenterhooks, to be on pins and needles

Conjugation[edit]