거동하다

Korean

Etymology

From 거동(擧動) (geodong, “manner, behavior, comportment”) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geodonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geodonghada
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏdonghada
Yale Romanization?	kētonghata

Verb

거동하다 • (geodonghada) (infinitive 거동해 or 거동하여, sequential 거동하니)

1. to behave, move, act

   우아하게 거동하다 ― uahage geodonghada ― to comport oneself gracefully

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 거동하다 (geodonghada): 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	거동한다 geodonghanda	거동해 geodonghae	거동해요 geodonghaeyo	거동합니다 geodonghamnida
	Past	거동했다 geodonghaetda	거동했어 geodonghaesseo	거동했어요 geodonghaesseoyo	거동했습니다 geodonghaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	거동하느냐 geodonghaneunya	거동해 geodonghae	거동해요 geodonghaeyo	거동합니까 geodonghamnikka
	Past	거동했느냐 geodonghaenneunya	거동했어 geodonghaesseo	거동했어요 geodonghaesseoyo	거동했습니까 geodonghaetseumnikka
Hortative		거동하자 geodonghaja	거동해 geodonghae	거동해요 geodonghaeyo	거동하십시다 geodonghasipsida
Imperative		거동해라, 거동하여라 geodonghaera, geodonghayeora	거동해 geodonghae	거동해요 geodonghaeyo	거동합시오 geodonghapsio
Assertive		거동하겠다 geodonghagetda	거동하겠어 geodonghagesseo	거동하겠어요 geodonghagesseoyo	거동하겠습니다 geodonghagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		거동해 geodonghae	거동해서, 거동하여서 geodonghaeseo, geodonghayeoseo	거동하니 geodonghani	거동하니까 geodonghanikka
Contrast		거동하지만 geodonghajiman	거동하는데 geodonghaneunde	거동하더니 geodonghadeoni
Conjunction		거동하고 geodonghago
Condition		거동하면 geodonghamyeon	거동해야, 거동하여야 geodonghaeya, geodonghayeoya
Motive		거동하려고 geodongharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		거동함 geodongham	거동하기 geodonghagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		거동했음, 거동하였음 geodonghaesseum, geodonghayeosseum	거동했기, 거동하였기 geodonghaetgi, geodonghayeotgi
Determiners	Past	거동한 geodonghan
	Present	거동하는 geodonghaneun
	Future	거동할 geodonghal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	거동하신다 geodonghasinda	거동하셔 geodonghasyeo	거동하세요, 거동하셔요 geodonghaseyo, geodonghasyeoyo	거동하십니다 geodonghasimnida
	Past	거동하셨다 geodonghasyeotda	거동하셨어 geodonghasyeosseo	거동하셨어요 geodonghasyeosseoyo	거동하셨습니다 geodonghasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	거동하시느냐 geodonghasineunya	거동하셔 geodonghasyeo	거동하세요, 거동하셔요 geodonghaseyo, geodonghasyeoyo	거동하십니까 geodonghasimnikka
	Past	거동하셨느냐 geodonghasyeonneunya	거동하셨어 geodonghasyeosseo	거동하셨어요 geodonghasyeosseoyo	거동하셨습니까 geodonghasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		거동하시라 geodonghasira	거동하셔 geodonghasyeo	거동하세요 geodonghaseyo	거동하십시오 geodonghasipsio
Assertive		거동하시겠다 geodonghasigetda	거동하시겠어 geodonghasigesseo	거동하시겠어요 geodonghasigesseoyo	거동하시겠습니다 geodonghasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		거동하셔 geodonghasyeo	거동하셔서 geodonghasyeoseo	거동하시니 geodonghasini	거동하시니까 geodonghasinikka
Contrast		거동하시지만 geodonghasijiman	거동하시는데 geodonghasineunde	거동하시더니 geodonghasideoni
Conjunction		거동하시고 geodonghasigo
Condition		거동하시면 geodonghasimyeon	거동하셔야 geodonghasyeoya
Motive		거동하시려고 geodonghasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		거동하심 geodonghasim	거동하시기 geodonghasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		거동하셨음 geodonghasyeosseum	거동하셨기 geodonghasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	거동하신 geodonghasin
	Present	거동하시는 geodonghasineun
	Future	거동하실 geodonghasil