대기하다

Korean

Etymology

대기(待機) (daegi) + 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɡiɦa̠da̠] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɡiɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daegihada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daegihada
McCune–Reischauer?taegihada
Yale Romanization?tāykihata

Verb

대기하다 • (daegihada) (infinitive 대기해 or 대기하여, sequential 대기하니)

  1. to wait
    Synonym: 대기(待期)하다 (daegihada)
  2. to stand by, to be on standby, to be on call

Conjugation

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