겸허하다

Korean

Etymology

겸허(謙虛) (gyeomheo) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjʌ̹mɦʌ̹ɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [겸허하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyeomheohada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyeomheohada
McCune–Reischauer?	kyŏmhŏhada
Yale Romanization?	kyemhehata

Adjective

겸허하다 • (gyeomheohada) (infinitive 겸허해 or 겸허하여, sequential 겸허하니)

1. (to be) modest, humble

   Synonym: 겸손(謙遜)하다 (gyeomsonhada)

   • 2021 December 21, 심상정<t:Sim Sang-jung>, Twitter‎^[1]:

     창작의 자유는 역사의 상처 앞에서 겸허해야 할 것입니다.

     Changjag-ui jayu-neun yeoksa-ui sangcheo ap-eseo gyeomheo-haeya hal geos-imnida.

     Freedom of creation should be humble in the face of the scars of history.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 겸허하다 (gyeomheohada): 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	겸허하다 gyeomheohada	겸허해 gyeomheohae	겸허해요 gyeomheohaeyo	겸허합니다 gyeomheohamnida
	Past	겸허했다 gyeomheohaetda	겸허했어 gyeomheohaesseo	겸허했어요 gyeomheohaesseoyo	겸허했습니다 gyeomheohaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	겸허하냐 gyeomheohanya	겸허해 gyeomheohae	겸허해요 gyeomheohaeyo	겸허합니까 gyeomheohamnikka
	Past	겸허했냐 gyeomheohaennya	겸허했어 gyeomheohaesseo	겸허했어요 gyeomheohaesseoyo	겸허했습니까 gyeomheohaetseumnikka
Assertive		겸허하겠다 gyeomheohagetda	겸허하겠어 gyeomheohagesseo	겸허하겠어요 gyeomheohagesseoyo	겸허하겠습니다 gyeomheohagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		겸허해 gyeomheohae	겸허해서, 겸허하여서 gyeomheohaeseo, gyeomheohayeoseo	겸허하니 gyeomheohani	겸허하니까 gyeomheohanikka
Contrast		겸허하지만 gyeomheohajiman	겸허한데 gyeomheohande	겸허하더니 gyeomheohadeoni
Conjunction		겸허하고 gyeomheohago
Condition		겸허하면 gyeomheohamyeon	겸허해야, 겸허하여야 gyeomheohaeya, gyeomheohayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		겸허함 gyeomheoham	겸허하기 gyeomheohagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		겸허했음, 겸허하였음 gyeomheohaesseum, gyeomheohayeosseum	겸허했기, 겸허하였기 gyeomheohaetgi, gyeomheohayeotgi
Determiners	Present		겸허한 gyeomheohan
	Future		겸허할 gyeomheohal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	겸허하시다 gyeomheohasida	겸허하셔 gyeomheohasyeo	겸허하세요, 겸허하셔요 gyeomheohaseyo, gyeomheohasyeoyo	겸허하십니다 gyeomheohasimnida
	Past	겸허하셨다 gyeomheohasyeotda	겸허하셨어 gyeomheohasyeosseo	겸허하셨어요 gyeomheohasyeosseoyo	겸허하셨습니다 gyeomheohasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	겸허하시냐 gyeomheohasinya	겸허하셔 gyeomheohasyeo	겸허하세요, 겸허하셔요 gyeomheohaseyo, gyeomheohasyeoyo	겸허하십니까 gyeomheohasimnikka
	Past	겸허하셨냐 gyeomheohasyeonnya	겸허하셨어 gyeomheohasyeosseo	겸허하셨어요 gyeomheohasyeosseoyo	겸허하셨습니까 gyeomheohasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		겸허하시겠다 gyeomheohasigetda	겸허하시겠어 gyeomheohasigesseo	겸허하시겠어요 gyeomheohasigesseoyo	겸허하시겠습니다 gyeomheohasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		겸허하셔 gyeomheohasyeo	겸허하셔서 gyeomheohasyeoseo	겸허하시니 gyeomheohasini	겸허하시니까 gyeomheohasinikka
Contrast		겸허하시지만 gyeomheohasijiman	겸허하신데 gyeomheohasinde	겸허하시더니 gyeomheohasideoni
Conjunction		겸허하시고 gyeomheohasigo
Condition		겸허하시면 gyeomheohasimyeon	겸허하셔야 gyeomheohasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		겸허하심 gyeomheohasim	겸허하시기 gyeomheohasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		겸허하셨음 gyeomheohasyeosseum	겸허하셨기 gyeomheohasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		겸허하신 gyeomheohasin
	Future		겸허하실 gyeomheohasil