진정하다

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Korean

Etymology 1

진정(鎭靜) (jinjeong) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

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?jinjeonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jinjeonghada
McCune–Reischauer?chinjŏnghada
Yale Romanization?cīn.cenghata

Verb

진정하다 (jinjeonghada) (infinitive 진정해 or 진정하여, sequential 진정하니)

  1. (transitive) to relax, to soothe; to settle
    (혼잣말) 진정하자.(Honjanmal-lo) jinjeong-haja.(Talking to oneself) Calm down.
    Audio (South Korea):(file)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

진정(眞正) (jinjeong) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jinjeonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jinjeonghada
McCune–Reischauer?chinjŏnghada
Yale Romanization?cin.cenghata

Adjective

진정하다 (jinjeonghada) (infinitive 진정해 or 진정하여, sequential 진정하니)

  1. to be true, to be genuine
    진정한 친구jinjeong-han chin'gua true friend
Conjugation

Etymology 3

진정(陳情) (jinjeong) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

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?jinjeonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jinjeonghada
McCune–Reischauer?chinjŏnghada
Yale Romanization?cīn.cenghata

Verb

진정하다 (jinjeonghada) (infinitive 진정해 or 진정하여, sequential 진정하니)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to petition
Conjugation