중하다

Korean

Etymology

중(重) (jung) + 하다 (hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives). From Middle Korean 듀ᇰ〯ᄒᆞ다〮 (Yale: tywǔng-hòtá).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)ŋɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?junghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?junghada
McCune–Reischauer?chunghada
Yale Romanization?cwūnghata

Adjective

중하다 (junghada) (infinitive 중해 or 중하여, sequential 중하니, hanja 重하다)

  1. to be important; to be valuable
    Synonym: 중요(重要)하다 (jung'yohada, to be important)
  2. (of responsibility) to be grave, to be heavy
    Synonym: 막중(莫重)하다 (makjunghada)
  3. (of a crime) to be serious, to be grave
    Synonym: 무겁다 (mugeopda)
  4. (of an illness or injury) to be serious, to be critical

Conjugation

Antonyms

  • (all senses): 경(輕)하다 (gyeonghada)
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