아득하다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 아ᄃᆞᆨᄒᆞ다.

Analyzable as 아득 (adeuk) +‎ 하다 (-hada, suffix deriving light verbs). Compare 어둑하다 (eodukhada).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?adeukhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?adeughada
McCune–Reischauer?adŭkhada
Yale Romanization?atuk.hata

Adjective

아득하다 (adeukhada) (infinitive 아득해 or 아득하여, sequential 아득하니)

  1. (in space) distant, remote
    Synonyms: 아스라하다 (aseurahada), 까마득하다 (kkamadeukhada)
  2. (in time) distant, remote
    Synonyms: 아스라하다 (aseurahada), 까마득하다 (kkamadeukhada)
    관객 아득하게 느끼는 시간이길 바랐다.
    gwan'gaek-deur-i adeukhage neukkineun sigan-igil baratda.
    wanted the audience to feel far removed from that time.
  3. (emotion) to be at a loss
    직장 잃으니 으로 살아갈 아득하다.
    nae-ga jikjang-eul ireuni ap-euro saragal ir-i adeukhada.
    I don't know how I'm going to live now that I have lost my job.

Conjugation