고치다

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Korean

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Etymology

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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

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

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

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