진하다

Korean

Etymology

(, jin) + 하다 (hada). The hanja spelling is likely a borrowed sound; 津 normally has the meaning of ford rather than thick. Compare 짙다.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕinɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[]
Revised Romanization? jinhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jin-hada
McCune–Reischauer? chinhada
Yale Romanization? cin.hata

Adjective

진하다 (jinhada) (infinitive 진해 or 진하여, sequential 진하니)

  1. (to be) thick, strong
    진한 커피
    jinhan keopi
    strong coffee
  2. (to be) dark, deep, heavy
    진한 갈색
    jinhan galsaek
    dark[deep] brown (color)
    화장을 진하게 하다
    hwajang-eul jinhage hada
    to wear heavy makeup
  3. (to be) strong
    꽃향기가 진하다.
    Kkothyanggiga jinhada.
    The flowers smell strong.

Conjugation

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