가난하다

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Korean

Etymology

가난 (ganan) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives). First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 가난ᄒᆞ다〮 (Yale: kànànhòtá).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gananhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gananhada
McCune–Reischauer?kananhada
Yale Romanization?kanan.hata

Adjective

가난하다 (gananhada) (infinitive 가난해 or 가난하여, sequential 가난하니)

  1. poor (not wealthy)
    Synonym: 빈곤(貧困)하다 (bin'gonhada)
    가난한 사람 부자한테 대든다.Ganan-han saram-i buja-hante daedeunda.A poor person is being uppity towards a rich person.

Conjugation