죄송하다

Korean

Etymology

죄송(罪悚) (joesong) + 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕwe̞(ː)sʰo̞ŋɦa̠da̠] ~ [ˈt͡ɕø̞(ː)sʰo̞ŋɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?joesonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?joesonghada
McCune–Reischauer?choesonghada
Yale Romanization?cōysonghata

Adjective

죄송하다 (joesonghada) (infinitive 죄송해 or 죄송하여, sequential 죄송하니, hanja 罪悚하다)

  1. to be sorry, to feel apologetic
    죄송합니다
    joesonghamnida
    I'm sorry
    심려 끼쳐 드려 죄송합니다.
    Simnyeo-reul kkicheo deuryeo joesonghamnida.
    Sorry to worry you.

Conjugation

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