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Korean
Etymology
Of native Korean origin.
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | tat |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | tas |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | t'at |
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| Yale Romanization? | thas |
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Noun
탓 • (tat)
- cause, reason
이번 사고는 전기 누전 탓이다.- ibeon sagoneun jeon'gi nujeon tasida.
- This accident is due to electrical leakage.
- defect, fault
- 남탓 ― namtat ― other's fault
- blame, fault, scolding
그의 친구들은 그 실패를 그의 탓으로 돌렸다.- geuui chin'gudeureun geu silpaereul geuui taseuro dollyeotda.
- His friends put the blame for the failure on him.
Synonyms
- cause, reason
- defect, fault
- blame, scolding
Antonyms
- 저절로 (jeojeollo, “of itself”)
- 무턱대고 (muteokdaego, “for no good reason”)
- 멋 (meot, “good, excellence”)
- 덕 (悳/德, deok, “virtue”)
- 기림 (girim, “praise, applause, admiration”)
- 칭찬 (稱讚, chingchan, “praise, applause, admiration”)
Derived terms
- 탓하다 (tathada, “to fault, scold, blame, rebuke, reprimand”)
See also