기하다

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Korean

Etymology

From 기(期) (gi, promise, Sino-Korean morpheme) +‎ -하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gihada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gihada
McCune–Reischauer?kihada
Yale Romanization?kihata

Verb

기하다 (gihada) (infinitive 기해 or 기하여, sequential 기하니, hanja 期하다) (transitive, formal)

  1. to set as a time for something to begin
    정부 10 기해 해당 은행계좌 동결했다.
    Jeongbu-neun 10-ir-eul gihae haedang eunhaeng-gyejwa-reul donggyeol-haetda.
    The government froze the relevant bank account, taking effect on the 10th.
    1 기해 모든 비용 인상된다.
    1wor-eul gihae modeun biyong-i insang-doenda.
    Taking effect in January, all prices are raised.
  2. to aim for, to pursue (perfection, caution, quality, etc.)
    신중 기하다
    sinjung-eul gihada
    to be careful; to aim for caution
    만전 기하다
    manjeon-eul gihada
    to be meticulous; to aim for meticulousness
    철저 기하다
    cheoljeo-reul gihada
    to seek to be thorough

Conjugation