신경쓰다

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 신경(神經) 쓰다 (sin'gyeong sseuda)

Etymology

Compound of 신경(神經) (sin'gyeong, nerve; feeling, thought) + 쓰다 (sseuda, to use, apply; to give attention). Literally, to apply one's feelings/thoughts.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɕʰinɡjʌ̹ŋs͈ɯda̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sin'gyeongsseuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?singyeongsseuda
McCune–Reischauer?sin'gyŏngssŭda
Yale Romanization?sinkyengssuta

Verb

신경쓰다 • (sin'gyeongsseuda) (infinitive 신경써, sequential 신경쓰니, hanja 神經쓰다) (intransitive)

  1. to focus, pay attention, be meticulous
    나는 恒常 細部事項에 神經쓴다.
    나는 항상 세부사항에 신경쓴다.
    Na-neun hangsang sebu-sahang-e sin'gyeongsseunda.
    I always pay attention to details.

Conjugation

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