특징짓다

Korean

Etymology

Univerbation of 특징(特徵) (teukjing, “distinguishing characteristic”) +‎ 짓다 (jitda, “to make, build”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tʰɯk̚t͡ɕ͈iŋd͡ʑit̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [특찡짇따]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?teukjingjitda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?teugjingjisda
McCune–Reischauer?t'ŭkchingjitta
Yale Romanization?thukcingcista

Verb

특징짓다 • (teukjingjitda) (irregular, infinitive 특징지어, sequential 특징지으니)

  1. (transitive) to characterize, mark, distinguish
    문화를 특징짓다 ― munhwa-reul teukjing-jitda ― to distinguish a culture
    지역을 특징짓다 ― jiyeog-eul teukjing-jitda ― to characterize an area
    시대를 특징짓다 ― sidae-reul teukjing-jitda ― to define an era

Conjugation

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