누추하다

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From 누추(陋醜) (nuchu) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnu(ː)t͡ɕʰuɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nuchuhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nuchuhada
McCune–Reischauer?nuch'uhada
Yale Romanization?nwū.chwuhata

Adjective[edit]

누추하다 (nuchuhada) (infinitive 누추해 or 누추하여, sequential 누추하니)

  1. squalid, shabby, filthy
    실직 상태 누추하게 살고 있었다.
    Geu-neun siljig-eul han sangtae-ro nuchuhage salgo isseotda.
    He had lost his job and was living in squalor.

Conjugation[edit]