시작하다

Korean

Etymology 1

From 시작(始作) (sijak, beginning) + 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)d͡ʑa̠kʰa̠da̠]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sijakhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sijaghada
McCune–Reischauer?sijakhada
Yale Romanization?sīcak.hata

Verb

시작하다 • (sijakhada) (infinitive 시작해 or 시작하여, sequential 시작하니, hanja 始作하다)

  1. (transitive) to begin
    Synonym: (native Korean counterpart) 비롯하다 (birothada, to begin)
    Antonyms: 끝나다 (kkeunnada, to end), 끝내다 (kkeunnaeda, to finish), 종료(終了)하다 (jongnyohada, to end, to finish)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From 시작(詩作) (sijak) + 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɕʰid͡ʑa̠kʰa̠da̠]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sijakhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sijaghada
McCune–Reischauer?sijakhada
Yale Romanization?sicak.hata

Verb

시작하다 • (sijakhada) (infinitive 시작해 or 시작하여, sequential 시작하니, hanja 詩作하다)

  1. to compose poems
Conjugation
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