사과하다

Korean

Etymology

사과(謝過) (sagwa) + 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɡwa̠ɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sagwahada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sagwahada
McCune–Reischauer?sagwahada
Yale Romanization?sākwahata

Verb

사과하다 • (sagwahada) (infinitive 사과해 or 사과하여, sequential 사과하니)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to apologize
    오늘 동료에게 사과하고 싶어요.
    Oneul jeo-neun je dongnyo-deur-ege sagwa-hago sipeoyo.
    Today I want to apologize to my co-workers.
    Original English texts from 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

Conjugation

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