불과하다

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Korean

Etymology

불과(不過) (bulgwa) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bulgwahada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bulgwahada
McCune–Reischauer?pulgwahada
Yale Romanization?pul.kwahata

Adjective

불과하다 (bulgwahada) (infinitive 불과해 or 불과하여, sequential 불과하니)

  1. to be no more than; to not be exceeding
    'See you around' 헤어질 쓰는 관용구 불과하다.
    See you around neun heeojil ttae sseuneun gwanyonggu-e bulgwahada.
    "See you around" is no more than a set phrase one says when bidding farewell.

Conjugation

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