고대하다

Korean

Etymology

고대(苦待) (godae) +‎ -하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞dɛɦa̠da̠] ~ [ko̞de̞ɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?godaehada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?godaehada
McCune–Reischauer?kodaehada
Yale Romanization?kotayhata

Verb

고대하다 • (godaehada) (infinitive 고대해 or 고대하여, sequential 고대하니)

  1. to look forward to, to wait impatiently/eagerly (for)
    휴가 떠날 날을 고대해요.Hyuga tteonal nar-eul godaehaeyo.I'm looking forward to the day I go on vacation.
    그대 오기 고대하느라, 오인 마음 수갑 사슬 묶인 같소이다.Geudaega i teo'e ogireul godaehaneura, oinui ma'eumeun sugapgwa saseure mukkin geot gatsoida.As I anticipate thy coming to the plot, my heart seems to be girded by handcuffs and chains.

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