시작하다

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Korean

Etymology 1

From 시작(始作) (sijak, beginning) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

시작하다 (sijakhada) (infinitive 시작해 or 시작하여, sequential 시작하니, hanja 始作하다)

  1. (transitive) to begin
    Synonym: (native Korean counterpart) 비롯하다 (birothada, to begin)
    Antonyms: 끝나다 (kkeunnada, to end), 끝내다 (kkeunnaeda, to finish), 종료(終了)하다 (jongnyohada, to end, to finish)
Conjugation
Related terms

Etymology 2

From 시작(詩作) (sijak) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sijakhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sijaghada
McCune–Reischauer?sijakhada
Yale Romanization?sicak.hata

Verb

시작하다 (sijakhada) (infinitive 시작해 or 시작하여, sequential 시작하니, hanja 詩作하다)

  1. to compose poems
Conjugation