영리하다

Korean

Etymology 1

영리(怜悧) (yeongni) + 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

South Korean
Standard Language
영리하다 (yeongnihada)
North Korean
Standard Language
령리하다 (ryeongnihada)

영리하다 • (yeongnihada) (infinitive 영리해 or 영리하여, sequential 영리하니)

  1. (to be) smart, clever, intelligent
    Synonym: 똑똑하다 (ttokttokhada)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

영리(營利) (yeongni) + 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹ŋniɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeongnihada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeonglihada
McCune–Reischauer?yŏngnihada
Yale Romanization?yenglihata

Verb

영리하다 • (yeongnihada) (infinitive 영리해 or 영리하여, sequential 영리하니)

  1. (intransitive) to profit; to seek profit
Conjugation
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