구경하다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 구겨ᇰ〮ᄒᆞ다〮 (Yale: kwùkyéng-hòtá).

구경 (gugyeong) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈku(ː)ɡjʌ̹ŋɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [구(ː)경하다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gugyeonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gugyeonghada
McCune–Reischauer?	kugyŏnghada
Yale Romanization?	kwūkyenghata

Verb

구경하다 • (gugyeonghada) (infinitive 구경해 or 구경하여, sequential 구경하니)

1. (transitive) to sightsee

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 구경하다 (gugyeonghada): vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	구경한다 gugyeonghanda	구경해 gugyeonghae	구경해요 gugyeonghaeyo	구경합니다 gugyeonghamnida
	Past	구경했다 gugyeonghaetda	구경했어 gugyeonghaesseo	구경했어요 gugyeonghaesseoyo	구경했습니다 gugyeonghaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	구경하느냐 gugyeonghaneunya	구경해 gugyeonghae	구경해요 gugyeonghaeyo	구경합니까 gugyeonghamnikka
	Past	구경했느냐 gugyeonghaenneunya	구경했어 gugyeonghaesseo	구경했어요 gugyeonghaesseoyo	구경했습니까 gugyeonghaetseumnikka
Hortative		구경하자 gugyeonghaja	구경해 gugyeonghae	구경해요 gugyeonghaeyo	구경하십시다 gugyeonghasipsida
Imperative		구경해라, 구경하여라 gugyeonghaera, gugyeonghayeora	구경해 gugyeonghae	구경해요 gugyeonghaeyo	구경합시오 gugyeonghapsio
Assertive		구경하겠다 gugyeonghagetda	구경하겠어 gugyeonghagesseo	구경하겠어요 gugyeonghagesseoyo	구경하겠습니다 gugyeonghagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		구경해 gugyeonghae	구경해서, 구경하여서 gugyeonghaeseo, gugyeonghayeoseo	구경하니 gugyeonghani	구경하니까 gugyeonghanikka
Contrast		구경하지만 gugyeonghajiman	구경하는데 gugyeonghaneunde	구경하더니 gugyeonghadeoni
Conjunction		구경하고 gugyeonghago
Condition		구경하면 gugyeonghamyeon	구경해야, 구경하여야 gugyeonghaeya, gugyeonghayeoya
Motive		구경하려고 gugyeongharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		구경함 gugyeongham	구경하기 gugyeonghagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		구경했음, 구경하였음 gugyeonghaesseum, gugyeonghayeosseum	구경했기, 구경하였기 gugyeonghaetgi, gugyeonghayeotgi
Determiners	Past	구경한 gugyeonghan
	Present	구경하는 gugyeonghaneun
	Future	구경할 gugyeonghal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	구경하신다 gugyeonghasinda	구경하셔 gugyeonghasyeo	구경하세요, 구경하셔요 gugyeonghaseyo, gugyeonghasyeoyo	구경하십니다 gugyeonghasimnida
	Past	구경하셨다 gugyeonghasyeotda	구경하셨어 gugyeonghasyeosseo	구경하셨어요 gugyeonghasyeosseoyo	구경하셨습니다 gugyeonghasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	구경하시느냐 gugyeonghasineunya	구경하셔 gugyeonghasyeo	구경하세요, 구경하셔요 gugyeonghaseyo, gugyeonghasyeoyo	구경하십니까 gugyeonghasimnikka
	Past	구경하셨느냐 gugyeonghasyeonneunya	구경하셨어 gugyeonghasyeosseo	구경하셨어요 gugyeonghasyeosseoyo	구경하셨습니까 gugyeonghasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		구경하시라 gugyeonghasira	구경하셔 gugyeonghasyeo	구경하세요 gugyeonghaseyo	구경하십시오 gugyeonghasipsio
Assertive		구경하시겠다 gugyeonghasigetda	구경하시겠어 gugyeonghasigesseo	구경하시겠어요 gugyeonghasigesseoyo	구경하시겠습니다 gugyeonghasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		구경하셔 gugyeonghasyeo	구경하셔서 gugyeonghasyeoseo	구경하시니 gugyeonghasini	구경하시니까 gugyeonghasinikka
Contrast		구경하시지만 gugyeonghasijiman	구경하시는데 gugyeonghasineunde	구경하시더니 gugyeonghasideoni
Conjunction		구경하시고 gugyeonghasigo
Condition		구경하시면 gugyeonghasimyeon	구경하셔야 gugyeonghasyeoya
Motive		구경하시려고 gugyeonghasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		구경하심 gugyeonghasim	구경하시기 gugyeonghasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		구경하셨음 gugyeonghasyeosseum	구경하셨기 gugyeonghasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	구경하신 gugyeonghasin
	Present	구경하시는 gugyeonghasineun
	Future	구경하실 gugyeonghasil