대화하다

Korean

Etymology

대화(對話) (daehwa, conversation) + 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)βwa̠ɦa̠da̠] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)βwa̠ɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daehwahada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daehwahada
McCune–Reischauer?taehwahada
Yale Romanization?tāyhwahata

Verb

대화하다 (daehwahada) (infinitive 대화해 or 대화하여, sequential 대화하니)

  1. (intransitive) to converse; to make conversation
    철수 영희 밤새도록 대화하고 있었다.
    Cheolsu-wa Yeonghui-neun bamsaedorok daehwahago isseotda.
    Cheol-Soo and Young-Hui were making conversation all night long.

Conjugation

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