반하다

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Korean

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?banhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?banhada
McCune–Reischauer?panhada
Yale Romanization?pān.hata

Etymology 1

반(反) (ban) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Verb

반하다 (banhada) (infinitive 반해 or 반하여, sequential 반하니, hanja 反하다) (intransitive)

  1. to be contrary (to)
  2. to go against an order or will
  3. to violate a rule
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Verb

반하다 (banhada) (infinitive 반해 or 반하여, sequential 반하니)

  1. (intransitive) to fall in love; to become enamoured (of)
    바나나 으면 한테 반하나?
    banana meog-eumyeon na-hante banhana?
    Would he/she fall in love with me if I eat a banana ?
    그녀에게 첫눈 반했다.
    Geu-neun geunyeo-ege cheonnun-e banhaetda.
    He fell in love with her at first sight.
Conjugation