구별하다

Korean

Etymology

구별(區別) (gubyeol) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kubjʌ̹ɾɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [구별하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gubyeolhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gubyeolhada
McCune–Reischauer?	kubyŏrhada
Yale Romanization?	kwupyel.hata

Verb

구별하다 • (gubyeolhada) (infinitive 구별해 or 구별하여, sequential 구별하니)

1. to differentiate, to distinguish; to tell the difference

   일난성 쌍동이의 외모는 구별하기 어렵다.

   illanseong ssangdong'iui oemoneun gubyeolhagi eoryeopda.

   It's difficult to distinguish between the identical twins.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 구별하다 (gubyeolhada): 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	구별한다 gubyeolhanda	구별해 gubyeolhae	구별해요 gubyeolhaeyo	구별합니다 gubyeolhamnida
	Past	구별했다 gubyeolhaetda	구별했어 gubyeolhaesseo	구별했어요 gubyeolhaesseoyo	구별했습니다 gubyeolhaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	구별하느냐 gubyeolhaneunya	구별해 gubyeolhae	구별해요 gubyeolhaeyo	구별합니까 gubyeolhamnikka
	Past	구별했느냐 gubyeolhaenneunya	구별했어 gubyeolhaesseo	구별했어요 gubyeolhaesseoyo	구별했습니까 gubyeolhaetseumnikka
Hortative		구별하자 gubyeolhaja	구별해 gubyeolhae	구별해요 gubyeolhaeyo	구별하십시다 gubyeolhasipsida
Imperative		구별해라, 구별하여라 gubyeolhaera, gubyeolhayeora	구별해 gubyeolhae	구별해요 gubyeolhaeyo	구별합시오 gubyeolhapsio
Assertive		구별하겠다 gubyeolhagetda	구별하겠어 gubyeolhagesseo	구별하겠어요 gubyeolhagesseoyo	구별하겠습니다 gubyeolhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		구별해 gubyeolhae	구별해서, 구별하여서 gubyeolhaeseo, gubyeolhayeoseo	구별하니 gubyeolhani	구별하니까 gubyeolhanikka
Contrast		구별하지만 gubyeolhajiman	구별하는데 gubyeolhaneunde	구별하더니 gubyeolhadeoni
Conjunction		구별하고 gubyeolhago
Condition		구별하면 gubyeolhamyeon	구별해야, 구별하여야 gubyeolhaeya, gubyeolhayeoya
Motive		구별하려고 gubyeolharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		구별함 gubyeolham	구별하기 gubyeolhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		구별했음, 구별하였음 gubyeolhaesseum, gubyeolhayeosseum	구별했기, 구별하였기 gubyeolhaetgi, gubyeolhayeotgi
Determiners	Past	구별한 gubyeolhan
	Present	구별하는 gubyeolhaneun
	Future	구별할 gubyeolhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	구별하신다 gubyeolhasinda	구별하셔 gubyeolhasyeo	구별하세요, 구별하셔요 gubyeolhaseyo, gubyeolhasyeoyo	구별하십니다 gubyeolhasimnida
	Past	구별하셨다 gubyeolhasyeotda	구별하셨어 gubyeolhasyeosseo	구별하셨어요 gubyeolhasyeosseoyo	구별하셨습니다 gubyeolhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	구별하시느냐 gubyeolhasineunya	구별하셔 gubyeolhasyeo	구별하세요, 구별하셔요 gubyeolhaseyo, gubyeolhasyeoyo	구별하십니까 gubyeolhasimnikka
	Past	구별하셨느냐 gubyeolhasyeonneunya	구별하셨어 gubyeolhasyeosseo	구별하셨어요 gubyeolhasyeosseoyo	구별하셨습니까 gubyeolhasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		구별하시라 gubyeolhasira	구별하셔 gubyeolhasyeo	구별하세요 gubyeolhaseyo	구별하십시오 gubyeolhasipsio
Assertive		구별하시겠다 gubyeolhasigetda	구별하시겠어 gubyeolhasigesseo	구별하시겠어요 gubyeolhasigesseoyo	구별하시겠습니다 gubyeolhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		구별하셔 gubyeolhasyeo	구별하셔서 gubyeolhasyeoseo	구별하시니 gubyeolhasini	구별하시니까 gubyeolhasinikka
Contrast		구별하시지만 gubyeolhasijiman	구별하시는데 gubyeolhasineunde	구별하시더니 gubyeolhasideoni
Conjunction		구별하시고 gubyeolhasigo
Condition		구별하시면 gubyeolhasimyeon	구별하셔야 gubyeolhasyeoya
Motive		구별하시려고 gubyeolhasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		구별하심 gubyeolhasim	구별하시기 gubyeolhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		구별하셨음 gubyeolhasyeosseum	구별하셨기 gubyeolhasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	구별하신 gubyeolhasin
	Present	구별하시는 gubyeolhasineun
	Future	구별하실 gubyeolhasil