맹세하다

Korean

Etymology

맹세(盟誓) (maengse) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)ŋsʰe̞ɦa̠da̠] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)ŋsʰe̞ɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [맹(ː)세하다/멩(ː)세하다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	maengsehada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maengsehada
McCune–Reischauer?	maengsehada
Yale Romanization?	māyngseyhata

Verb

맹세하다 • (maengsehada) (infinitive 맹세해 or 맹세하여, sequential 맹세하니)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to swear; to vow; to pledge; to take oath

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 맹세하다 (maengsehada): 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	맹세한다 maengsehanda	맹세해 maengsehae	맹세해요 maengsehaeyo	맹세합니다 maengsehamnida
	Past	맹세했다 maengsehaetda	맹세했어 maengsehaesseo	맹세했어요 maengsehaesseoyo	맹세했습니다 maengsehaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	맹세하느냐 maengsehaneunya	맹세해 maengsehae	맹세해요 maengsehaeyo	맹세합니까 maengsehamnikka
	Past	맹세했느냐 maengsehaenneunya	맹세했어 maengsehaesseo	맹세했어요 maengsehaesseoyo	맹세했습니까 maengsehaetseumnikka
Hortative		맹세하자 maengsehaja	맹세해 maengsehae	맹세해요 maengsehaeyo	맹세하십시다 maengsehasipsida
Imperative		맹세해라, 맹세하여라 maengsehaera, maengsehayeora	맹세해 maengsehae	맹세해요 maengsehaeyo	맹세합시오 maengsehapsio
Assertive		맹세하겠다 maengsehagetda	맹세하겠어 maengsehagesseo	맹세하겠어요 maengsehagesseoyo	맹세하겠습니다 maengsehagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		맹세해 maengsehae	맹세해서, 맹세하여서 maengsehaeseo, maengsehayeoseo	맹세하니 maengsehani	맹세하니까 maengsehanikka
Contrast		맹세하지만 maengsehajiman	맹세하는데 maengsehaneunde	맹세하더니 maengsehadeoni
Conjunction		맹세하고 maengsehago
Condition		맹세하면 maengsehamyeon	맹세해야, 맹세하여야 maengsehaeya, maengsehayeoya
Motive		맹세하려고 maengseharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		맹세함 maengseham	맹세하기 maengsehagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		맹세했음, 맹세하였음 maengsehaesseum, maengsehayeosseum	맹세했기, 맹세하였기 maengsehaetgi, maengsehayeotgi
Determiners	Past	맹세한 maengsehan
	Present	맹세하는 maengsehaneun
	Future	맹세할 maengsehal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	맹세하신다 maengsehasinda	맹세하셔 maengsehasyeo	맹세하세요, 맹세하셔요 maengsehaseyo, maengsehasyeoyo	맹세하십니다 maengsehasimnida
	Past	맹세하셨다 maengsehasyeotda	맹세하셨어 maengsehasyeosseo	맹세하셨어요 maengsehasyeosseoyo	맹세하셨습니다 maengsehasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	맹세하시느냐 maengsehasineunya	맹세하셔 maengsehasyeo	맹세하세요, 맹세하셔요 maengsehaseyo, maengsehasyeoyo	맹세하십니까 maengsehasimnikka
	Past	맹세하셨느냐 maengsehasyeonneunya	맹세하셨어 maengsehasyeosseo	맹세하셨어요 maengsehasyeosseoyo	맹세하셨습니까 maengsehasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		맹세하시라 maengsehasira	맹세하셔 maengsehasyeo	맹세하세요 maengsehaseyo	맹세하십시오 maengsehasipsio
Assertive		맹세하시겠다 maengsehasigetda	맹세하시겠어 maengsehasigesseo	맹세하시겠어요 maengsehasigesseoyo	맹세하시겠습니다 maengsehasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		맹세하셔 maengsehasyeo	맹세하셔서 maengsehasyeoseo	맹세하시니 maengsehasini	맹세하시니까 maengsehasinikka
Contrast		맹세하시지만 maengsehasijiman	맹세하시는데 maengsehasineunde	맹세하시더니 maengsehasideoni
Conjunction		맹세하시고 maengsehasigo
Condition		맹세하시면 maengsehasimyeon	맹세하셔야 maengsehasyeoya
Motive		맹세하시려고 maengsehasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		맹세하심 maengsehasim	맹세하시기 maengsehasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		맹세하셨음 maengsehasyeosseum	맹세하셨기 maengsehasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	맹세하신 maengsehasin
	Present	맹세하시는 maengsehasineun
	Future	맹세하실 maengsehasil