거치다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 거티다 (Yale: kethita).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹t͡ɕʰida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [거치다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geochida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geochida
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏch'ida
Yale Romanization?	ke.chita

Verb

거치다 • (geochida) (infinitive 거쳐 or 거치어, sequential 거치니)

1. to cross through or over

   관광버스는 오타와를 거쳐 몬트리올로 간다.

   gwan'gwangbeoseu-neun Otawa-reul geocheo Monteuriol-lo ganda.

   The tour bus goes to Montreal by crossing through Ottawa.

2. to pass through or undergo (e.g. regulatory examination)

Usage notes

It is sometimes used as 거치고 난 다음 (after going or crossing through something).

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 거치다 (geochida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	거친다 geochinda	거쳐 geocheo	거쳐요, 거치어요 geocheoyo, geochieoyo	거칩니다 geochimnida
	Past	거쳤다 geocheotda	거쳤어 geocheosseo	거쳤어요 geocheosseoyo	거쳤습니다 geocheotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	거치느냐 geochineunya	거쳐 geocheo	거쳐요, 거치어요 geocheoyo, geochieoyo	거칩니까 geochimnikka
	Past	거쳤느냐 geocheonneunya	거쳤어 geocheosseo	거쳤어요 geocheosseoyo	거쳤습니까 geocheotseumnikka
Hortative		거치자 geochija	거쳐 geocheo	거쳐요, 거치어요 geocheoyo, geochieoyo	거치십시다 geochisipsida
Imperative		거쳐라, 거치어라 geocheora, geochieora	거쳐 geocheo	거쳐요, 거치어요 geocheoyo, geochieoyo	거칩시오 geochipsio
Assertive		거치겠다 geochigetda	거치겠어 geochigesseo	거치겠어요 geochigesseoyo	거치겠습니다 geochigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		거쳐 geocheo	거쳐서, 거치어서 geocheoseo, geochieoseo	거치니 geochini	거치니까 geochinikka
Contrast		거치지만 geochijiman	거치는데 geochineunde	거치더니 geochideoni
Conjunction		거치고 geochigo
Condition		거치면 geochimyeon	거쳐야, 거치어야 geocheoya, geochieoya
Motive		거치려고 geochiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		거침 geochim	거치기 geochigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		거쳤음, 거치었음 geocheosseum, geochieosseum	거쳤기, 거치었기 geocheotgi, geochieotgi
Determiners	Past	거친 geochin
	Present	거치는 geochineun
	Future	거칠 geochil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	거치신다 geochisinda	거치셔 geochisyeo	거치세요, 거치셔요 geochiseyo, geochisyeoyo	거치십니다 geochisimnida
	Past	거치셨다 geochisyeotda	거치셨어 geochisyeosseo	거치셨어요 geochisyeosseoyo	거치셨습니다 geochisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	거치시느냐 geochisineunya	거치셔 geochisyeo	거치세요, 거치셔요 geochiseyo, geochisyeoyo	거치십니까 geochisimnikka
	Past	거치셨느냐 geochisyeonneunya	거치셨어 geochisyeosseo	거치셨어요 geochisyeosseoyo	거치셨습니까 geochisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		거치시라 geochisira	거치셔 geochisyeo	거치세요 geochiseyo	거치십시오 geochisipsio
Assertive		거치시겠다 geochisigetda	거치시겠어 geochisigesseo	거치시겠어요 geochisigesseoyo	거치시겠습니다 geochisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		거치셔 geochisyeo	거치셔서 geochisyeoseo	거치시니 geochisini	거치시니까 geochisinikka
Contrast		거치시지만 geochisijiman	거치시는데 geochisineunde	거치시더니 geochisideoni
Conjunction		거치시고 geochisigo
Condition		거치시면 geochisimyeon	거치셔야 geochisyeoya
Motive		거치시려고 geochisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		거치심 geochisim	거치시기 geochisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		거치셨음 geochisyeosseum	거치셨기 geochisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	거치신 geochisin
	Present	거치시는 geochisineun
	Future	거치실 geochisil

See also

• 거칠다 (geochilda, “to be rough”)