숨차다

Korean

Etymology

Univerbation of 숨 (sum, “breath”) +‎ 차다 (chada, “to lose”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰu(ː)mt͡ɕʰa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [숨(ː)차다]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sumchada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sumchada
McCune–Reischauer?sumch'ada
Yale Romanization?swūmchata

Verb

숨차다 • (sumchada) (infinitive 숨차, sequential 숨차니)

  1. to be out of breath

Conjugation

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