탄핵하다

Korean

Etymology

From 탄핵(彈劾) (tanhaek, impeachment) +‎ -하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtʰa̠(ː)nɦɛkʰa̠da̠] ~ [ˈtʰa̠(ː)nɦe̞kʰa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?tanhaekhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tanhaeghada
McCune–Reischauer?t'anhaekhada
Yale Romanization?thān.hayk.hata

Verb

탄핵하다 • (tanhaekhada) (infinitive 탄핵해 or 탄핵하여, sequential 탄핵하니)

  1. (politics) to impeach
    대통령 탄핵하 부통령 대통령 된다.
    Daetongnyeong tanhaekhamyeon butongnyeong daetongnyeong doenda.
    If the president is impeached, the vice-president becomes president.

Conjugation