Korean

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Etymology

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낭비(浪費) (nangbi)하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈna̠(ː)ŋbiɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nangbihada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nangbihada
McCune–Reischauer?nangbihada
Yale Romanization?nāngpihata
South Korean
Standard Language
낭비하다 (nangbihada)
North Korean
Standard Language
랑비하다 (rangbihada)

Verb

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낭비하다 (nangbihada) (infinitive 낭비해 or 낭비하여, sequential 낭비하니)

  1. to waste, to squander
    종이 낭비하는 에요?Jong'i nangbihaneun geo'eyo?Are you wasting paper?

Conjugation

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