세차다

Korean

Etymology

세 (se-, “to be strong”) + 차다 (chada, “to be full”).

First attested in the Cheobhae sineo (捷解新語/첩해신어), 1676, as Early Modern Korean 세ᄎᆞ다 (Yale: seychota).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)t͡ɕʰa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [세(ː)차다]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sechada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sechada
McCune–Reischauer?sech'ada
Yale Romanization?sēy.chata

Adjective

세차다 • (sechada) (infinitive 세차, sequential 세차니)

  1. to be vigorous
    세찬 바람
    sechan baram
    strong wind
    남자친구를 보니 그녀의 심장이 세차게 뛰었다.
    Namjachin'gu-reul boni geunyeo-ui simjang-i sechage ttwieotda.
    When she saw her boyfriend, her heart pounded vigorously.

Conjugation

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