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TOPIK 6adjective

정정하다

jeongjeonghada

정정해요 · 정정했어요 · 정정한 (+noun)

hale and hearty (of an elderly person)

Example

할아버지는 아흔이 넘으셨는데도 아주 정정하세요.

Grandpa is over ninety but still very hale and hearty.

Word parts

From hanja describing a tree standing tall and straight.

Good to know

Used only for older people; homonym 정정하다 (訂正) is a verb meaning 'to correct'.