목격하다

Korean

Etymology

목격(目擊) (mokgyeok) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mo̞k̚k͈jʌ̹kʰa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [목껴카다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mokgyeokhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	moggyeoghada
McCune–Reischauer?	mokkyŏkhada
Yale Romanization?	mok.kyek.hata

Verb

목격하다 • (mokgyeokhada) (infinitive 목격해 or 목격하여, sequential 목격하니)

1. (transitive) to witness

   Synonym: (formal) 목도(目睹)하다 (mokdohada)

   이 분은 범죄 현장을 목격했습니다. (honorific) ― I bun-eun beomjoe hyeonjang-eul mokgyeokhaetseumnida. ― This person witnessed a crime scene.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 목격하다 (mokgyeokhada): 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	목격한다 mokgyeokhanda	목격해 mokgyeokhae	목격해요 mokgyeokhaeyo	목격합니다 mokgyeokhamnida
	Past	목격했다 mokgyeokhaetda	목격했어 mokgyeokhaesseo	목격했어요 mokgyeokhaesseoyo	목격했습니다 mokgyeokhaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	목격하느냐 mokgyeokhaneunya	목격해 mokgyeokhae	목격해요 mokgyeokhaeyo	목격합니까 mokgyeokhamnikka
	Past	목격했느냐 mokgyeokhaenneunya	목격했어 mokgyeokhaesseo	목격했어요 mokgyeokhaesseoyo	목격했습니까 mokgyeokhaetseumnikka
Hortative		목격하자 mokgyeokhaja	목격해 mokgyeokhae	목격해요 mokgyeokhaeyo	목격하십시다 mokgyeokhasipsida
Imperative		목격해라, 목격하여라 mokgyeokhaera, mokgyeokhayeora	목격해 mokgyeokhae	목격해요 mokgyeokhaeyo	목격합시오 mokgyeokhapsio
Assertive		목격하겠다 mokgyeokhagetda	목격하겠어 mokgyeokhagesseo	목격하겠어요 mokgyeokhagesseoyo	목격하겠습니다 mokgyeokhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		목격해 mokgyeokhae	목격해서, 목격하여서 mokgyeokhaeseo, mokgyeokhayeoseo	목격하니 mokgyeokhani	목격하니까 mokgyeokhanikka
Contrast		목격하지만 mokgyeokhajiman	목격하는데 mokgyeokhaneunde	목격하더니 mokgyeokhadeoni
Conjunction		목격하고 mokgyeokhago
Condition		목격하면 mokgyeokhamyeon	목격해야, 목격하여야 mokgyeokhaeya, mokgyeokhayeoya
Motive		목격하려고 mokgyeokharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		목격함 mokgyeokham	목격하기 mokgyeokhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		목격했음, 목격하였음 mokgyeokhaesseum, mokgyeokhayeosseum	목격했기, 목격하였기 mokgyeokhaetgi, mokgyeokhayeotgi
Determiners	Past	목격한 mokgyeokhan
	Present	목격하는 mokgyeokhaneun
	Future	목격할 mokgyeokhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	목격하신다 mokgyeokhasinda	목격하셔 mokgyeokhasyeo	목격하세요, 목격하셔요 mokgyeokhaseyo, mokgyeokhasyeoyo	목격하십니다 mokgyeokhasimnida
	Past	목격하셨다 mokgyeokhasyeotda	목격하셨어 mokgyeokhasyeosseo	목격하셨어요 mokgyeokhasyeosseoyo	목격하셨습니다 mokgyeokhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	목격하시느냐 mokgyeokhasineunya	목격하셔 mokgyeokhasyeo	목격하세요, 목격하셔요 mokgyeokhaseyo, mokgyeokhasyeoyo	목격하십니까 mokgyeokhasimnikka
	Past	목격하셨느냐 mokgyeokhasyeonneunya	목격하셨어 mokgyeokhasyeosseo	목격하셨어요 mokgyeokhasyeosseoyo	목격하셨습니까 mokgyeokhasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		목격하시라 mokgyeokhasira	목격하셔 mokgyeokhasyeo	목격하세요 mokgyeokhaseyo	목격하십시오 mokgyeokhasipsio
Assertive		목격하시겠다 mokgyeokhasigetda	목격하시겠어 mokgyeokhasigesseo	목격하시겠어요 mokgyeokhasigesseoyo	목격하시겠습니다 mokgyeokhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		목격하셔 mokgyeokhasyeo	목격하셔서 mokgyeokhasyeoseo	목격하시니 mokgyeokhasini	목격하시니까 mokgyeokhasinikka
Contrast		목격하시지만 mokgyeokhasijiman	목격하시는데 mokgyeokhasineunde	목격하시더니 mokgyeokhasideoni
Conjunction		목격하시고 mokgyeokhasigo
Condition		목격하시면 mokgyeokhasimyeon	목격하셔야 mokgyeokhasyeoya
Motive		목격하시려고 mokgyeokhasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		목격하심 mokgyeokhasim	목격하시기 mokgyeokhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		목격하셨음 mokgyeokhasyeosseum	목격하셨기 mokgyeokhasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	목격하신 mokgyeokhasin
	Present	목격하시는 mokgyeokhasineun
	Future	목격하실 mokgyeokhasil