사양하다

Korean

Etymology

사양(辭讓) (sayang) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰa̠ja̠ŋɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [사양하다]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sayanghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sayanghada
McCune–Reischauer?sayanghada
Yale Romanization?sa.yanghata

Verb

사양하다 • (sayanghada) (infinitive 사양해 or 사양하여, sequential 사양하니, hanja 辭讓하다)

  1. (transitive) to refuse courteously, to decline
    Synonym: 거절(拒絶)하다 (geojeolhada)
    제안을 정중히 사양하다 ― jean-eul jeongjung-hi sayang-hada ― to politely turn down an offer

Conjugation

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