통하다

Korean

Etymology

통(通) (tong) +‎ -하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tʰo̞ŋɦa̠da̠]
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  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?tonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tonghada
McCune–Reischauer?t'onghada
Yale Romanization?thonghata

Verb

통하다 • (tonghada) (infinitive 통해 or 통하여, sequential 통하니)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to pass through, from one end to the other
  2. (intransitive) to resonate, to communicate
  3. (transitive) to use as a medium (often in the form 통하여 (tonghayeo) or 통해 (tonghae))
    저희 학교에는 드라마를 통해 한국어를 배우는 수업이 있어요.
    Jeohui hakgyo-e-neun deurama-reul tonghae han'gugeo-reul bae'uneun sueob-i isseoyo.
    Our school has a class where we learn Korean through dramas.

Conjugation