운전하다

Korean

Etymology

운전(運轉) (unjeon) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	unjeonhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	unjeonhada
McCune–Reischauer?	unjŏnhada
Yale Romanization?	wūn.cen.hata

Verb

운전하다 • (unjeonhada) (infinitive 운전해 or 운전하여, sequential 운전하니)

1. to drive

   그 둘은 차를 번갈아 가면서 운전했다.

   Geu dur-eun cha-reul beon'gara gamyeonseo unjeonhaetda.

   The two took turns driving the car.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 운전하다 (unjeonhada): 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	운전한다 unjeonhanda	운전해 unjeonhae	운전해요 unjeonhaeyo	운전합니다 unjeonhamnida
	Past	운전했다 unjeonhaetda	운전했어 unjeonhaesseo	운전했어요 unjeonhaesseoyo	운전했습니다 unjeonhaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	운전하느냐 unjeonhaneunya	운전해 unjeonhae	운전해요 unjeonhaeyo	운전합니까 unjeonhamnikka
	Past	운전했느냐 unjeonhaenneunya	운전했어 unjeonhaesseo	운전했어요 unjeonhaesseoyo	운전했습니까 unjeonhaetseumnikka
Hortative		운전하자 unjeonhaja	운전해 unjeonhae	운전해요 unjeonhaeyo	운전하십시다 unjeonhasipsida
Imperative		운전해라, 운전하여라 unjeonhaera, unjeonhayeora	운전해 unjeonhae	운전해요 unjeonhaeyo	운전합시오 unjeonhapsio
Assertive		운전하겠다 unjeonhagetda	운전하겠어 unjeonhagesseo	운전하겠어요 unjeonhagesseoyo	운전하겠습니다 unjeonhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		운전해 unjeonhae	운전해서, 운전하여서 unjeonhaeseo, unjeonhayeoseo	운전하니 unjeonhani	운전하니까 unjeonhanikka
Contrast		운전하지만 unjeonhajiman	운전하는데 unjeonhaneunde	운전하더니 unjeonhadeoni
Conjunction		운전하고 unjeonhago
Condition		운전하면 unjeonhamyeon	운전해야, 운전하여야 unjeonhaeya, unjeonhayeoya
Motive		운전하려고 unjeonharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		운전함 unjeonham	운전하기 unjeonhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		운전했음, 운전하였음 unjeonhaesseum, unjeonhayeosseum	운전했기, 운전하였기 unjeonhaetgi, unjeonhayeotgi
Determiners	Past	운전한 unjeonhan
	Present	운전하는 unjeonhaneun
	Future	운전할 unjeonhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	운전하신다 unjeonhasinda	운전하셔 unjeonhasyeo	운전하세요, 운전하셔요 unjeonhaseyo, unjeonhasyeoyo	운전하십니다 unjeonhasimnida
	Past	운전하셨다 unjeonhasyeotda	운전하셨어 unjeonhasyeosseo	운전하셨어요 unjeonhasyeosseoyo	운전하셨습니다 unjeonhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	운전하시느냐 unjeonhasineunya	운전하셔 unjeonhasyeo	운전하세요, 운전하셔요 unjeonhaseyo, unjeonhasyeoyo	운전하십니까 unjeonhasimnikka
	Past	운전하셨느냐 unjeonhasyeonneunya	운전하셨어 unjeonhasyeosseo	운전하셨어요 unjeonhasyeosseoyo	운전하셨습니까 unjeonhasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		운전하시라 unjeonhasira	운전하셔 unjeonhasyeo	운전하세요 unjeonhaseyo	운전하십시오 unjeonhasipsio
Assertive		운전하시겠다 unjeonhasigetda	운전하시겠어 unjeonhasigesseo	운전하시겠어요 unjeonhasigesseoyo	운전하시겠습니다 unjeonhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		운전하셔 unjeonhasyeo	운전하셔서 unjeonhasyeoseo	운전하시니 unjeonhasini	운전하시니까 unjeonhasinikka
Contrast		운전하시지만 unjeonhasijiman	운전하시는데 unjeonhasineunde	운전하시더니 unjeonhasideoni
Conjunction		운전하시고 unjeonhasigo
Condition		운전하시면 unjeonhasimyeon	운전하셔야 unjeonhasyeoya
Motive		운전하시려고 unjeonhasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		운전하심 unjeonhasim	운전하시기 unjeonhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		운전하셨음 unjeonhasyeosseum	운전하셨기 unjeonhasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	운전하신 unjeonhasin
	Present	운전하시는 unjeonhasineun
	Future	운전하실 unjeonhasil