건조하다

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Korean

Etymology 1

건조(乾燥) (geonjo) +‎ -하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives/active verbs).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geonjohada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geonjohada
McCune–Reischauer?kŏnjohada
Yale Romanization?ken.cohata

Adjective

건조하다 (geonjohada) (infinitive 건조해 or 건조하여, sequential 건조하니, hanja 乾燥하다)

  1. to be dry
Conjugation

Verb

건조하다 (geonjohada) (infinitive 건조해 or 건조하여, sequential 건조하니, hanja 乾燥하다)

  1. (transitive) to dry, to dehydrate, to season (wood, etc.)
    Synonym: 말리다 (mallida)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

건조(建造) (geonjo) +‎ -하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geonjohada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geonjohada
McCune–Reischauer?kŏnjohada
Yale Romanization?kēn.cohata

Verb

건조하다 (geonjohada) (infinitive 건조해 or 건조하여, sequential 건조하니, hanja 建造하다)

  1. (transitive) to build, to construct (a ship, building, etc.)
Conjugation