대기하다

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Korean

Etymology

대기(待機) (daegi) +‎ 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?daegihada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daegihada
McCune–Reischauer?taegihada
Yale Romanization?tāykihata

Verb

대기하다 (daegihada) (infinitive 대기해 or 대기하여, sequential 대기하니)

  1. to wait
    Synonym: 대기(待期)하다 (daegihada)
  2. to stand by, to be on standby, to be on call

Conjugation