명명하다

Korean

Etymology

명명(命名) (myeongmyeong) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeongmyeonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeongmyeonghada
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏngmyŏnghada
Yale Romanization?	myēngmyenghata

Verb

명명하다 • (myeongmyeonghada) (infinitive 명명해 or 명명하여, sequential 명명하니)

1. (transitive) to name, to christen

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 명명하다 (myeongmyeonghada): 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	명명한다 myeongmyeonghanda	명명해 myeongmyeonghae	명명해요 myeongmyeonghaeyo	명명합니다 myeongmyeonghamnida
	Past	명명했다 myeongmyeonghaetda	명명했어 myeongmyeonghaesseo	명명했어요 myeongmyeonghaesseoyo	명명했습니다 myeongmyeonghaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	명명하느냐 myeongmyeonghaneunya	명명해 myeongmyeonghae	명명해요 myeongmyeonghaeyo	명명합니까 myeongmyeonghamnikka
	Past	명명했느냐 myeongmyeonghaenneunya	명명했어 myeongmyeonghaesseo	명명했어요 myeongmyeonghaesseoyo	명명했습니까 myeongmyeonghaetseumnikka
Hortative		명명하자 myeongmyeonghaja	명명해 myeongmyeonghae	명명해요 myeongmyeonghaeyo	명명하십시다 myeongmyeonghasipsida
Imperative		명명해라, 명명하여라 myeongmyeonghaera, myeongmyeonghayeora	명명해 myeongmyeonghae	명명해요 myeongmyeonghaeyo	명명합시오 myeongmyeonghapsio
Assertive		명명하겠다 myeongmyeonghagetda	명명하겠어 myeongmyeonghagesseo	명명하겠어요 myeongmyeonghagesseoyo	명명하겠습니다 myeongmyeonghagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		명명해 myeongmyeonghae	명명해서, 명명하여서 myeongmyeonghaeseo, myeongmyeonghayeoseo	명명하니 myeongmyeonghani	명명하니까 myeongmyeonghanikka
Contrast		명명하지만 myeongmyeonghajiman	명명하는데 myeongmyeonghaneunde	명명하더니 myeongmyeonghadeoni
Conjunction		명명하고 myeongmyeonghago
Condition		명명하면 myeongmyeonghamyeon	명명해야, 명명하여야 myeongmyeonghaeya, myeongmyeonghayeoya
Motive		명명하려고 myeongmyeongharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		명명함 myeongmyeongham	명명하기 myeongmyeonghagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		명명했음, 명명하였음 myeongmyeonghaesseum, myeongmyeonghayeosseum	명명했기, 명명하였기 myeongmyeonghaetgi, myeongmyeonghayeotgi
Determiners	Past	명명한 myeongmyeonghan
	Present	명명하는 myeongmyeonghaneun
	Future	명명할 myeongmyeonghal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	명명하신다 myeongmyeonghasinda	명명하셔 myeongmyeonghasyeo	명명하세요, 명명하셔요 myeongmyeonghaseyo, myeongmyeonghasyeoyo	명명하십니다 myeongmyeonghasimnida
	Past	명명하셨다 myeongmyeonghasyeotda	명명하셨어 myeongmyeonghasyeosseo	명명하셨어요 myeongmyeonghasyeosseoyo	명명하셨습니다 myeongmyeonghasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	명명하시느냐 myeongmyeonghasineunya	명명하셔 myeongmyeonghasyeo	명명하세요, 명명하셔요 myeongmyeonghaseyo, myeongmyeonghasyeoyo	명명하십니까 myeongmyeonghasimnikka
	Past	명명하셨느냐 myeongmyeonghasyeonneunya	명명하셨어 myeongmyeonghasyeosseo	명명하셨어요 myeongmyeonghasyeosseoyo	명명하셨습니까 myeongmyeonghasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		명명하시라 myeongmyeonghasira	명명하셔 myeongmyeonghasyeo	명명하세요 myeongmyeonghaseyo	명명하십시오 myeongmyeonghasipsio
Assertive		명명하시겠다 myeongmyeonghasigetda	명명하시겠어 myeongmyeonghasigesseo	명명하시겠어요 myeongmyeonghasigesseoyo	명명하시겠습니다 myeongmyeonghasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		명명하셔 myeongmyeonghasyeo	명명하셔서 myeongmyeonghasyeoseo	명명하시니 myeongmyeonghasini	명명하시니까 myeongmyeonghasinikka
Contrast		명명하시지만 myeongmyeonghasijiman	명명하시는데 myeongmyeonghasineunde	명명하시더니 myeongmyeonghasideoni
Conjunction		명명하시고 myeongmyeonghasigo
Condition		명명하시면 myeongmyeonghasimyeon	명명하셔야 myeongmyeonghasyeoya
Motive		명명하시려고 myeongmyeonghasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		명명하심 myeongmyeonghasim	명명하시기 myeongmyeonghasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		명명하셨음 myeongmyeonghasyeosseum	명명하셨기 myeongmyeonghasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	명명하신 myeongmyeonghasin
	Present	명명하시는 myeongmyeonghasineun
	Future	명명하실 myeongmyeonghasil