향하다

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Korean

Etymology

향(向) (hyang) +‎ 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?hyanghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyanghada
McCune–Reischauer?hyanghada
Yale Romanization?hyānghata

Verb

향하다 (hyanghada) (infinitive 향해 or 향하여, sequential 향하니, hanja 向하다)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to face; to make for, to go towards

Conjugation