명철하다

Korean

Etymology

명철(明哲) (myeongcheol) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjʌ̹ŋt͡ɕʰʌ̹ɾɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [명철하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeongcheolhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeongcheolhada
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏngch'ŏrhada
Yale Romanization?	myengchel.hata

Adjective

명철하다 • (myeongcheolhada) (infinitive 명철해 or 명철하여, sequential 명철하니)

1. (to be) wise, sagacious, intelligent

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 명철하다 (myeongcheolhada): 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	명철하다 myeongcheolhada	명철해 myeongcheolhae	명철해요 myeongcheolhaeyo	명철합니다 myeongcheolhamnida
	Past	명철했다 myeongcheolhaetda	명철했어 myeongcheolhaesseo	명철했어요 myeongcheolhaesseoyo	명철했습니다 myeongcheolhaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	명철하냐 myeongcheolhanya	명철해 myeongcheolhae	명철해요 myeongcheolhaeyo	명철합니까 myeongcheolhamnikka
	Past	명철했냐 myeongcheolhaennya	명철했어 myeongcheolhaesseo	명철했어요 myeongcheolhaesseoyo	명철했습니까 myeongcheolhaetseumnikka
Assertive		명철하겠다 myeongcheolhagetda	명철하겠어 myeongcheolhagesseo	명철하겠어요 myeongcheolhagesseoyo	명철하겠습니다 myeongcheolhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		명철해 myeongcheolhae	명철해서, 명철하여서 myeongcheolhaeseo, myeongcheolhayeoseo	명철하니 myeongcheolhani	명철하니까 myeongcheolhanikka
Contrast		명철하지만 myeongcheolhajiman	명철한데 myeongcheolhande	명철하더니 myeongcheolhadeoni
Conjunction		명철하고 myeongcheolhago
Condition		명철하면 myeongcheolhamyeon	명철해야, 명철하여야 myeongcheolhaeya, myeongcheolhayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		명철함 myeongcheolham	명철하기 myeongcheolhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		명철했음, 명철하였음 myeongcheolhaesseum, myeongcheolhayeosseum	명철했기, 명철하였기 myeongcheolhaetgi, myeongcheolhayeotgi
Determiners	Present		명철한 myeongcheolhan
	Future		명철할 myeongcheolhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	명철하시다 myeongcheolhasida	명철하셔 myeongcheolhasyeo	명철하세요, 명철하셔요 myeongcheolhaseyo, myeongcheolhasyeoyo	명철하십니다 myeongcheolhasimnida
	Past	명철하셨다 myeongcheolhasyeotda	명철하셨어 myeongcheolhasyeosseo	명철하셨어요 myeongcheolhasyeosseoyo	명철하셨습니다 myeongcheolhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	명철하시냐 myeongcheolhasinya	명철하셔 myeongcheolhasyeo	명철하세요, 명철하셔요 myeongcheolhaseyo, myeongcheolhasyeoyo	명철하십니까 myeongcheolhasimnikka
	Past	명철하셨냐 myeongcheolhasyeonnya	명철하셨어 myeongcheolhasyeosseo	명철하셨어요 myeongcheolhasyeosseoyo	명철하셨습니까 myeongcheolhasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		명철하시겠다 myeongcheolhasigetda	명철하시겠어 myeongcheolhasigesseo	명철하시겠어요 myeongcheolhasigesseoyo	명철하시겠습니다 myeongcheolhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		명철하셔 myeongcheolhasyeo	명철하셔서 myeongcheolhasyeoseo	명철하시니 myeongcheolhasini	명철하시니까 myeongcheolhasinikka
Contrast		명철하시지만 myeongcheolhasijiman	명철하신데 myeongcheolhasinde	명철하시더니 myeongcheolhasideoni
Conjunction		명철하시고 myeongcheolhasigo
Condition		명철하시면 myeongcheolhasimyeon	명철하셔야 myeongcheolhasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		명철하심 myeongcheolhasim	명철하시기 myeongcheolhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		명철하셨음 myeongcheolhasyeosseum	명철하셨기 myeongcheolhasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		명철하신 myeongcheolhasin
	Future		명철하실 myeongcheolhasil