일하다

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 일〯ᄒᆞ다〮 (Yale: ǐl-hòtá).

(il, work) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)ɾɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ilhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ilhada
McCune–Reischauer?irhada
Yale Romanization?īl.hata

Verb

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일하다 (ilhada) (infinitive 일해 or 일하여, sequential 일하니) (intransitive)

  1. to work, to do one's job; to labor
  2. to serve, to work

Conjugation

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