Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄎᆞᆷ〮다〮 (Yale: chóm-tá).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰa̠(ː)mt͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chamda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chamda
McCune–Reischauer?ch'amta
Yale Romanization?chāmqta

Verb

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참다 (chamda) (infinitive 참아, sequential 참으니)

  1. (transitive) to bear; to endure
    이상 참을 없어요.Deo isang chameul su-ga eopseoyo.I can't stand it any longer.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Note 1