미안하다

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Korean

Etymology

미안(未安) (mian) +‎ -하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives). Cognate with Jeju 미안ᄒᆞ다 (mianhawda).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mianhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mianhada
McCune–Reischauer?mianhada
Yale Romanization?mian.hata

Adjective

미안하다 (mianhada) (infinitive 미안해 or 미안하여, sequential 미안하니)

  1. to be ashamed of oneself
  2. to be sorry
    전화 잘못 어서 미안합니다.Jeonhwa-reul jalmot geor-eoseo mian-hamnida.Sorry for dialling the wrong number.

Conjugation

Interjection

미안하다 (mianhada)

  1. I'm sorry (in addressing a person of low status, reflecting a minor infraction)

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