견성하다

Korean

Etymology

견성(見性) (gyeonseong, “perceiving the true nature of the self”) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyeonseonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyeonseonghada
McCune–Reischauer?	kyŏnsŏnghada
Yale Romanization?	kyēnsenghata

Verb

견성하다 • (gyeonseonghada) (infinitive 견성해 or 견성하여, sequential 견성하니)

1. (Zen Buddhism) to perceive the true nature of the self

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 견성하다 (gyeonseonghada): 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	견성한다 gyeonseonghanda	견성해 gyeonseonghae	견성해요 gyeonseonghaeyo	견성합니다 gyeonseonghamnida
	Past	견성했다 gyeonseonghaetda	견성했어 gyeonseonghaesseo	견성했어요 gyeonseonghaesseoyo	견성했습니다 gyeonseonghaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	견성하느냐 gyeonseonghaneunya	견성해 gyeonseonghae	견성해요 gyeonseonghaeyo	견성합니까 gyeonseonghamnikka
	Past	견성했느냐 gyeonseonghaenneunya	견성했어 gyeonseonghaesseo	견성했어요 gyeonseonghaesseoyo	견성했습니까 gyeonseonghaetseumnikka
Hortative		견성하자 gyeonseonghaja	견성해 gyeonseonghae	견성해요 gyeonseonghaeyo	견성하십시다 gyeonseonghasipsida
Imperative		견성해라, 견성하여라 gyeonseonghaera, gyeonseonghayeora	견성해 gyeonseonghae	견성해요 gyeonseonghaeyo	견성합시오 gyeonseonghapsio
Assertive		견성하겠다 gyeonseonghagetda	견성하겠어 gyeonseonghagesseo	견성하겠어요 gyeonseonghagesseoyo	견성하겠습니다 gyeonseonghagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		견성해 gyeonseonghae	견성해서, 견성하여서 gyeonseonghaeseo, gyeonseonghayeoseo	견성하니 gyeonseonghani	견성하니까 gyeonseonghanikka
Contrast		견성하지만 gyeonseonghajiman	견성하는데 gyeonseonghaneunde	견성하더니 gyeonseonghadeoni
Conjunction		견성하고 gyeonseonghago
Condition		견성하면 gyeonseonghamyeon	견성해야, 견성하여야 gyeonseonghaeya, gyeonseonghayeoya
Motive		견성하려고 gyeonseongharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		견성함 gyeonseongham	견성하기 gyeonseonghagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		견성했음, 견성하였음 gyeonseonghaesseum, gyeonseonghayeosseum	견성했기, 견성하였기 gyeonseonghaetgi, gyeonseonghayeotgi
Determiners	Past	견성한 gyeonseonghan
	Present	견성하는 gyeonseonghaneun
	Future	견성할 gyeonseonghal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	견성하신다 gyeonseonghasinda	견성하셔 gyeonseonghasyeo	견성하세요, 견성하셔요 gyeonseonghaseyo, gyeonseonghasyeoyo	견성하십니다 gyeonseonghasimnida
	Past	견성하셨다 gyeonseonghasyeotda	견성하셨어 gyeonseonghasyeosseo	견성하셨어요 gyeonseonghasyeosseoyo	견성하셨습니다 gyeonseonghasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	견성하시느냐 gyeonseonghasineunya	견성하셔 gyeonseonghasyeo	견성하세요, 견성하셔요 gyeonseonghaseyo, gyeonseonghasyeoyo	견성하십니까 gyeonseonghasimnikka
	Past	견성하셨느냐 gyeonseonghasyeonneunya	견성하셨어 gyeonseonghasyeosseo	견성하셨어요 gyeonseonghasyeosseoyo	견성하셨습니까 gyeonseonghasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		견성하시라 gyeonseonghasira	견성하셔 gyeonseonghasyeo	견성하세요 gyeonseonghaseyo	견성하십시오 gyeonseonghasipsio
Assertive		견성하시겠다 gyeonseonghasigetda	견성하시겠어 gyeonseonghasigesseo	견성하시겠어요 gyeonseonghasigesseoyo	견성하시겠습니다 gyeonseonghasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		견성하셔 gyeonseonghasyeo	견성하셔서 gyeonseonghasyeoseo	견성하시니 gyeonseonghasini	견성하시니까 gyeonseonghasinikka
Contrast		견성하시지만 gyeonseonghasijiman	견성하시는데 gyeonseonghasineunde	견성하시더니 gyeonseonghasideoni
Conjunction		견성하시고 gyeonseonghasigo
Condition		견성하시면 gyeonseonghasimyeon	견성하셔야 gyeonseonghasyeoya
Motive		견성하시려고 gyeonseonghasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		견성하심 gyeonseonghasim	견성하시기 gyeonseonghasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		견성하셨음 gyeonseonghasyeosseum	견성하셨기 gyeonseonghasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	견성하신 gyeonseonghasin
	Present	견성하시는 gyeonseonghasineun
	Future	견성하실 gyeonseonghasil