명하다

Korean

Etymology 1

명(命) (myeong, “order; command”) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeonghada
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏnghada
Yale Romanization?	myēnghata

Verb

명하다 • (myeonghada) (infinitive 명해 or 명하여, sequential 명하니, hanja 命하다)

1. to order; to give orders

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 명하다 (myeonghada): 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	명한다 myeonghanda	명해 myeonghae	명해요 myeonghaeyo	명합니다 myeonghamnida
	Past	명했다 myeonghaetda	명했어 myeonghaesseo	명했어요 myeonghaesseoyo	명했습니다 myeonghaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	명하느냐 myeonghaneunya	명해 myeonghae	명해요 myeonghaeyo	명합니까 myeonghamnikka
	Past	명했느냐 myeonghaenneunya	명했어 myeonghaesseo	명했어요 myeonghaesseoyo	명했습니까 myeonghaetseumnikka
Hortative		명하자 myeonghaja	명해 myeonghae	명해요 myeonghaeyo	명하십시다 myeonghasipsida
Imperative		명해라, 명하여라 myeonghaera, myeonghayeora	명해 myeonghae	명해요 myeonghaeyo	명합시오 myeonghapsio
Assertive		명하겠다 myeonghagetda	명하겠어 myeonghagesseo	명하겠어요 myeonghagesseoyo	명하겠습니다 myeonghagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		명해 myeonghae	명해서, 명하여서 myeonghaeseo, myeonghayeoseo	명하니 myeonghani	명하니까 myeonghanikka
Contrast		명하지만 myeonghajiman	명하는데 myeonghaneunde	명하더니 myeonghadeoni
Conjunction		명하고 myeonghago
Condition		명하면 myeonghamyeon	명해야, 명하여야 myeonghaeya, myeonghayeoya
Motive		명하려고 myeongharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		명함 myeongham	명하기 myeonghagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		명했음, 명하였음 myeonghaesseum, myeonghayeosseum	명했기, 명하였기 myeonghaetgi, myeonghayeotgi
Determiners	Past	명한 myeonghan
	Present	명하는 myeonghaneun
	Future	명할 myeonghal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	명하신다 myeonghasinda	명하셔 myeonghasyeo	명하세요, 명하셔요 myeonghaseyo, myeonghasyeoyo	명하십니다 myeonghasimnida
	Past	명하셨다 myeonghasyeotda	명하셨어 myeonghasyeosseo	명하셨어요 myeonghasyeosseoyo	명하셨습니다 myeonghasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	명하시느냐 myeonghasineunya	명하셔 myeonghasyeo	명하세요, 명하셔요 myeonghaseyo, myeonghasyeoyo	명하십니까 myeonghasimnikka
	Past	명하셨느냐 myeonghasyeonneunya	명하셨어 myeonghasyeosseo	명하셨어요 myeonghasyeosseoyo	명하셨습니까 myeonghasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		명하시라 myeonghasira	명하셔 myeonghasyeo	명하세요 myeonghaseyo	명하십시오 myeonghasipsio
Assertive		명하시겠다 myeonghasigetda	명하시겠어 myeonghasigesseo	명하시겠어요 myeonghasigesseoyo	명하시겠습니다 myeonghasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		명하셔 myeonghasyeo	명하셔서 myeonghasyeoseo	명하시니 myeonghasini	명하시니까 myeonghasinikka
Contrast		명하시지만 myeonghasijiman	명하시는데 myeonghasineunde	명하시더니 myeonghasideoni
Conjunction		명하시고 myeonghasigo
Condition		명하시면 myeonghasimyeon	명하셔야 myeonghasyeoya
Motive		명하시려고 myeonghasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		명하심 myeonghasim	명하시기 myeonghasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		명하셨음 myeonghasyeosseum	명하셨기 myeonghasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	명하신 myeonghasin
	Present	명하시는 myeonghasineun
	Future	명하실 myeonghasil

Etymology 2

명(名) (myeong, “name”) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjʌ̹ŋɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [명하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeonghada
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏnghada
Yale Romanization?	myenghata

Verb

명하다 • (myeonghada) (infinitive 명해 or 명하여, sequential 명하니, hanja 名하다)

1. to name

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 명하다 (myeonghada): 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	명한다 myeonghanda	명해 myeonghae	명해요 myeonghaeyo	명합니다 myeonghamnida
	Past	명했다 myeonghaetda	명했어 myeonghaesseo	명했어요 myeonghaesseoyo	명했습니다 myeonghaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	명하느냐 myeonghaneunya	명해 myeonghae	명해요 myeonghaeyo	명합니까 myeonghamnikka
	Past	명했느냐 myeonghaenneunya	명했어 myeonghaesseo	명했어요 myeonghaesseoyo	명했습니까 myeonghaetseumnikka
Hortative		명하자 myeonghaja	명해 myeonghae	명해요 myeonghaeyo	명하십시다 myeonghasipsida
Imperative		명해라, 명하여라 myeonghaera, myeonghayeora	명해 myeonghae	명해요 myeonghaeyo	명합시오 myeonghapsio
Assertive		명하겠다 myeonghagetda	명하겠어 myeonghagesseo	명하겠어요 myeonghagesseoyo	명하겠습니다 myeonghagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		명해 myeonghae	명해서, 명하여서 myeonghaeseo, myeonghayeoseo	명하니 myeonghani	명하니까 myeonghanikka
Contrast		명하지만 myeonghajiman	명하는데 myeonghaneunde	명하더니 myeonghadeoni
Conjunction		명하고 myeonghago
Condition		명하면 myeonghamyeon	명해야, 명하여야 myeonghaeya, myeonghayeoya
Motive		명하려고 myeongharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		명함 myeongham	명하기 myeonghagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		명했음, 명하였음 myeonghaesseum, myeonghayeosseum	명했기, 명하였기 myeonghaetgi, myeonghayeotgi
Determiners	Past	명한 myeonghan
	Present	명하는 myeonghaneun
	Future	명할 myeonghal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	명하신다 myeonghasinda	명하셔 myeonghasyeo	명하세요, 명하셔요 myeonghaseyo, myeonghasyeoyo	명하십니다 myeonghasimnida
	Past	명하셨다 myeonghasyeotda	명하셨어 myeonghasyeosseo	명하셨어요 myeonghasyeosseoyo	명하셨습니다 myeonghasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	명하시느냐 myeonghasineunya	명하셔 myeonghasyeo	명하세요, 명하셔요 myeonghaseyo, myeonghasyeoyo	명하십니까 myeonghasimnikka
	Past	명하셨느냐 myeonghasyeonneunya	명하셨어 myeonghasyeosseo	명하셨어요 myeonghasyeosseoyo	명하셨습니까 myeonghasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		명하시라 myeonghasira	명하셔 myeonghasyeo	명하세요 myeonghaseyo	명하십시오 myeonghasipsio
Assertive		명하시겠다 myeonghasigetda	명하시겠어 myeonghasigesseo	명하시겠어요 myeonghasigesseoyo	명하시겠습니다 myeonghasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		명하셔 myeonghasyeo	명하셔서 myeonghasyeoseo	명하시니 myeonghasini	명하시니까 myeonghasinikka
Contrast		명하시지만 myeonghasijiman	명하시는데 myeonghasineunde	명하시더니 myeonghasideoni
Conjunction		명하시고 myeonghasigo
Condition		명하시면 myeonghasimyeon	명하셔야 myeonghasyeoya
Motive		명하시려고 myeonghasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		명하심 myeonghasim	명하시기 myeonghasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		명하셨음 myeonghasyeosseum	명하셨기 myeonghasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	명하신 myeonghasin
	Present	명하시는 myeonghasineun
	Future	명하실 myeonghasil