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

    Selected forms of the verb 특징짓다 (teukjingjitda): consonant-stem, ㅅ(s)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	특징짓는다 teukjingjinneunda	특징지어 teukjingjieo	특징지어요 teukjingjieoyo	특징짓습니다 teukjingjitseumnida
	Past	특징지었다 teukjingjieotda	특징지었어 teukjingjieosseo	특징지었어요 teukjingjieosseoyo	특징지었습니다 teukjingjieotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	특징짓느냐 teukjingjinneunya	특징지어 teukjingjieo	특징지어요 teukjingjieoyo	특징짓습니까 teukjingjitseumnikka
	Past	특징지었느냐 teukjingjieonneunya	특징지었어 teukjingjieosseo	특징지었어요 teukjingjieosseoyo	특징지었습니까 teukjingjieotseumnikka
Hortative		특징짓자 teukjingjitja	특징지어 teukjingjieo	특징지어요 teukjingjieoyo	특징지으십시다 teukjingjieusipsida
Imperative		특징지어라 teukjingjieora	특징지어 teukjingjieo	특징지어요 teukjingjieoyo	특징지읍시오 teukjingjieupsio
Assertive		특징짓겠다 teukjingjitgetda	특징짓겠어 teukjingjitgesseo	특징짓겠어요 teukjingjitgesseoyo	특징짓겠습니다 teukjingjitgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		특징지어 teukjingjieo	특징지어서 teukjingjieoseo	특징지으니 teukjingjieuni	특징지으니까 teukjingjieunikka
Contrast		특징짓지만 teukjingjitjiman	특징짓는데 teukjingjinneunde	특징짓더니 teukjingjitdeoni
Conjunction		특징짓고 teukjingjitgo
Condition		특징지으면 teukjingjieumyeon	특징지어야 teukjingjieoya
Motive		특징지으려고 teukjingjieuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		특징지음 teukjingjieum	특징짓기 teukjingjitgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		특징지었음 teukjingjieosseum	특징지었기 teukjingjieotgi
Determiners	Past	특징지은 teukjingjieun
	Present	특징짓는 teukjingjinneun
	Future	특징지을 teukjingjieul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	특징지으신다 teukjingjieusinda	특징지으셔 teukjingjieusyeo	특징지으세요, 특징지으셔요 teukjingjieuseyo, teukjingjieusyeoyo	특징지으십니다 teukjingjieusimnida
	Past	특징지으셨다 teukjingjieusyeotda	특징지으셨어 teukjingjieusyeosseo	특징지으셨어요 teukjingjieusyeosseoyo	특징지으셨습니다 teukjingjieusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	특징지으시느냐 teukjingjieusineunya	특징지으셔 teukjingjieusyeo	특징지으세요, 특징지으셔요 teukjingjieuseyo, teukjingjieusyeoyo	특징지으십니까 teukjingjieusimnikka
	Past	특징지으셨느냐 teukjingjieusyeonneunya	특징지으셨어 teukjingjieusyeosseo	특징지으셨어요 teukjingjieusyeosseoyo	특징지으셨습니까 teukjingjieusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		특징지으시라 teukjingjieusira	특징지으셔 teukjingjieusyeo	특징지으세요 teukjingjieuseyo	특징지으십시오 teukjingjieusipsio
Assertive		특징지으시겠다 teukjingjieusigetda	특징지으시겠어 teukjingjieusigesseo	특징지으시겠어요 teukjingjieusigesseoyo	특징지으시겠습니다 teukjingjieusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		특징지으셔 teukjingjieusyeo	특징지으셔서 teukjingjieusyeoseo	특징지으시니 teukjingjieusini	특징지으시니까 teukjingjieusinikka
Contrast		특징지으시지만 teukjingjieusijiman	특징지으시는데 teukjingjieusineunde	특징지으시더니 teukjingjieusideoni
Conjunction		특징지으시고 teukjingjieusigo
Condition		특징지으시면 teukjingjieusimyeon	특징지으셔야 teukjingjieusyeoya
Motive		특징지으시려고 teukjingjieusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		특징지으심 teukjingjieusim	특징지으시기 teukjingjieusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		특징지으셨음 teukjingjieusyeosseum	특징지으셨기 teukjingjieusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	특징지으신 teukjingjieusin
	Present	특징지으시는 teukjingjieusineun
	Future	특징지으실 teukjingjieusil