거천하다

Korean

Etymology 1

거천(擧薦) (geocheon) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geocheonhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geocheonhada
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏch'ŏnhada
Yale Romanization?	kē.chen.hata

Verb

거천하다 • (geocheonhada) (infinitive 거천해 or 거천하여, sequential 거천하니)

1. (transitive, formal) to endorse, recommend, suggest, appoint (someone)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 거천하다 (geocheonhada): 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	거천한다 geocheonhanda	거천해 geocheonhae	거천해요 geocheonhaeyo	거천합니다 geocheonhamnida
	Past	거천했다 geocheonhaetda	거천했어 geocheonhaesseo	거천했어요 geocheonhaesseoyo	거천했습니다 geocheonhaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	거천하느냐 geocheonhaneunya	거천해 geocheonhae	거천해요 geocheonhaeyo	거천합니까 geocheonhamnikka
	Past	거천했느냐 geocheonhaenneunya	거천했어 geocheonhaesseo	거천했어요 geocheonhaesseoyo	거천했습니까 geocheonhaetseumnikka
Hortative		거천하자 geocheonhaja	거천해 geocheonhae	거천해요 geocheonhaeyo	거천하십시다 geocheonhasipsida
Imperative		거천해라, 거천하여라 geocheonhaera, geocheonhayeora	거천해 geocheonhae	거천해요 geocheonhaeyo	거천합시오 geocheonhapsio
Assertive		거천하겠다 geocheonhagetda	거천하겠어 geocheonhagesseo	거천하겠어요 geocheonhagesseoyo	거천하겠습니다 geocheonhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		거천해 geocheonhae	거천해서, 거천하여서 geocheonhaeseo, geocheonhayeoseo	거천하니 geocheonhani	거천하니까 geocheonhanikka
Contrast		거천하지만 geocheonhajiman	거천하는데 geocheonhaneunde	거천하더니 geocheonhadeoni
Conjunction		거천하고 geocheonhago
Condition		거천하면 geocheonhamyeon	거천해야, 거천하여야 geocheonhaeya, geocheonhayeoya
Motive		거천하려고 geocheonharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		거천함 geocheonham	거천하기 geocheonhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		거천했음, 거천하였음 geocheonhaesseum, geocheonhayeosseum	거천했기, 거천하였기 geocheonhaetgi, geocheonhayeotgi
Determiners	Past	거천한 geocheonhan
	Present	거천하는 geocheonhaneun
	Future	거천할 geocheonhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	거천하신다 geocheonhasinda	거천하셔 geocheonhasyeo	거천하세요, 거천하셔요 geocheonhaseyo, geocheonhasyeoyo	거천하십니다 geocheonhasimnida
	Past	거천하셨다 geocheonhasyeotda	거천하셨어 geocheonhasyeosseo	거천하셨어요 geocheonhasyeosseoyo	거천하셨습니다 geocheonhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	거천하시느냐 geocheonhasineunya	거천하셔 geocheonhasyeo	거천하세요, 거천하셔요 geocheonhaseyo, geocheonhasyeoyo	거천하십니까 geocheonhasimnikka
	Past	거천하셨느냐 geocheonhasyeonneunya	거천하셨어 geocheonhasyeosseo	거천하셨어요 geocheonhasyeosseoyo	거천하셨습니까 geocheonhasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		거천하시라 geocheonhasira	거천하셔 geocheonhasyeo	거천하세요 geocheonhaseyo	거천하십시오 geocheonhasipsio
Assertive		거천하시겠다 geocheonhasigetda	거천하시겠어 geocheonhasigesseo	거천하시겠어요 geocheonhasigesseoyo	거천하시겠습니다 geocheonhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		거천하셔 geocheonhasyeo	거천하셔서 geocheonhasyeoseo	거천하시니 geocheonhasini	거천하시니까 geocheonhasinikka
Contrast		거천하시지만 geocheonhasijiman	거천하시는데 geocheonhasineunde	거천하시더니 geocheonhasideoni
Conjunction		거천하시고 geocheonhasigo
Condition		거천하시면 geocheonhasimyeon	거천하셔야 geocheonhasyeoya
Motive		거천하시려고 geocheonhasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		거천하심 geocheonhasim	거천하시기 geocheonhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		거천하셨음 geocheonhasyeosseum	거천하셨기 geocheonhasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	거천하신 geocheonhasin
	Present	거천하시는 geocheonhasineun
	Future	거천하실 geocheonhasil

Etymology 2

Verb

거천하다 • (geocheonhada) (infinitive 거천해 or 거천하여, sequential 거천하니)

1. (Jeolla dialect) Synonym of 봉양(奉養)하다 (bong'yanghada, “to support, provide for (of parents)”).