절대

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 絕對

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ɭt͈ɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʌ̹ɭt͈e̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [절때/절떼]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jeoldae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeoldae
    McCune–Reischauer?chŏltae
    Yale Romanization?celqtay

    Adverb

    절대 • (jeoldae) (hanja 絕對)

    1. absolutely, totally, never
      나는 절대 그런 말을 한 적이 없다.
      Na-neun jeoldae geureon mar-eul han jeog-i eopda.
      I've never said such a thing.

    Further reading

    • 절대 in dictionaries at daum.net
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