위하다

Korean

Etymology 1

위(爲) (wi, “for”) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs). From Middle Korean 위〯ᄒᆞ다〮 (Yale: wǔy-hòtá, “to do for the sake of”), appearing in the earliest Middle Korean texts in both Hangul and mixed script forms.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɥiɦa̠da̠] ~ [yɦa̠da̠]

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• Phonetic hangul: [위하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	wihada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wihada
McCune–Reischauer?	wihada
Yale Romanization?	wihata

Verb

위하다 • (wihada) (infinitive 위해 or 위하여, sequential 위하니, hanja 爲하다) (transitive)

1. to help, to serve, to benefit; to honour, to esteem
2. to do for the sake of / for the purpose of

   세계평화를 위하여 ― segyepyeonghwa-reul wihayeo ― for the sake of world peace

Usage notes

Most commonly used in the indefinite (위하여/위해) and determinative (위한) forms, in structures such as 하기 위하여 (hagi wihayeo), 나라를 위하여 (nara-reul wihayeo).

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 위하다 (wihada): 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	위한다 wihanda	위해 wihae	위해요 wihaeyo	위합니다 wihamnida
	Past	위했다 wihaetda	위했어 wihaesseo	위했어요 wihaesseoyo	위했습니다 wihaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	위하느냐 wihaneunya	위해 wihae	위해요 wihaeyo	위합니까 wihamnikka
	Past	위했느냐 wihaenneunya	위했어 wihaesseo	위했어요 wihaesseoyo	위했습니까 wihaetseumnikka
Hortative		위하자 wihaja	위해 wihae	위해요 wihaeyo	위하십시다 wihasipsida
Imperative		위해라, 위하여라 wihaera, wihayeora	위해 wihae	위해요 wihaeyo	위합시오 wihapsio
Assertive		위하겠다 wihagetda	위하겠어 wihagesseo	위하겠어요 wihagesseoyo	위하겠습니다 wihagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		위해 wihae	위해서, 위하여서 wihaeseo, wihayeoseo	위하니 wihani	위하니까 wihanikka
Contrast		위하지만 wihajiman	위하는데 wihaneunde	위하더니 wihadeoni
Conjunction		위하고 wihago
Condition		위하면 wihamyeon	위해야, 위하여야 wihaeya, wihayeoya
Motive		위하려고 wiharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		위함 wiham	위하기 wihagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		위했음, 위하였음 wihaesseum, wihayeosseum	위했기, 위하였기 wihaetgi, wihayeotgi
Determiners	Past	위한 wihan
	Present	위하는 wihaneun
	Future	위할 wihal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	위하신다 wihasinda	위하셔 wihasyeo	위하세요, 위하셔요 wihaseyo, wihasyeoyo	위하십니다 wihasimnida
	Past	위하셨다 wihasyeotda	위하셨어 wihasyeosseo	위하셨어요 wihasyeosseoyo	위하셨습니다 wihasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	위하시느냐 wihasineunya	위하셔 wihasyeo	위하세요, 위하셔요 wihaseyo, wihasyeoyo	위하십니까 wihasimnikka
	Past	위하셨느냐 wihasyeonneunya	위하셨어 wihasyeosseo	위하셨어요 wihasyeosseoyo	위하셨습니까 wihasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		위하시라 wihasira	위하셔 wihasyeo	위하세요 wihaseyo	위하십시오 wihasipsio
Assertive		위하시겠다 wihasigetda	위하시겠어 wihasigesseo	위하시겠어요 wihasigesseoyo	위하시겠습니다 wihasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		위하셔 wihasyeo	위하셔서 wihasyeoseo	위하시니 wihasini	위하시니까 wihasinikka
Contrast		위하시지만 wihasijiman	위하시는데 wihasineunde	위하시더니 wihasideoni
Conjunction		위하시고 wihasigo
Condition		위하시면 wihasimyeon	위하셔야 wihasyeoya
Motive		위하시려고 wihasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		위하심 wihasim	위하시기 wihasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		위하셨음 wihasyeosseum	위하셨기 wihasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	위하신 wihasin
	Present	위하시는 wihasineun
	Future	위하실 wihasil

Etymology 2

위(謂) (wi, “say; call”) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɥiɦa̠da̠] ~ [yɦa̠da̠]

  • (file)

• Phonetic hangul: [위하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	wihada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wihada
McCune–Reischauer?	wihada
Yale Romanization?	wihata

Verb

위하다 • (wihada) (infinitive 위해 or 위하여, sequential 위하니, hanja 謂하다)

1. (archaic Literary Chinese-style Korean) to say; to call

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 위하다 (wihada): 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	위한다 wihanda	위해 wihae	위해요 wihaeyo	위합니다 wihamnida
	Past	위했다 wihaetda	위했어 wihaesseo	위했어요 wihaesseoyo	위했습니다 wihaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	위하느냐 wihaneunya	위해 wihae	위해요 wihaeyo	위합니까 wihamnikka
	Past	위했느냐 wihaenneunya	위했어 wihaesseo	위했어요 wihaesseoyo	위했습니까 wihaetseumnikka
Hortative		위하자 wihaja	위해 wihae	위해요 wihaeyo	위하십시다 wihasipsida
Imperative		위해라, 위하여라 wihaera, wihayeora	위해 wihae	위해요 wihaeyo	위합시오 wihapsio
Assertive		위하겠다 wihagetda	위하겠어 wihagesseo	위하겠어요 wihagesseoyo	위하겠습니다 wihagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		위해 wihae	위해서, 위하여서 wihaeseo, wihayeoseo	위하니 wihani	위하니까 wihanikka
Contrast		위하지만 wihajiman	위하는데 wihaneunde	위하더니 wihadeoni
Conjunction		위하고 wihago
Condition		위하면 wihamyeon	위해야, 위하여야 wihaeya, wihayeoya
Motive		위하려고 wiharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		위함 wiham	위하기 wihagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		위했음, 위하였음 wihaesseum, wihayeosseum	위했기, 위하였기 wihaetgi, wihayeotgi
Determiners	Past	위한 wihan
	Present	위하는 wihaneun
	Future	위할 wihal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	위하신다 wihasinda	위하셔 wihasyeo	위하세요, 위하셔요 wihaseyo, wihasyeoyo	위하십니다 wihasimnida
	Past	위하셨다 wihasyeotda	위하셨어 wihasyeosseo	위하셨어요 wihasyeosseoyo	위하셨습니다 wihasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	위하시느냐 wihasineunya	위하셔 wihasyeo	위하세요, 위하셔요 wihaseyo, wihasyeoyo	위하십니까 wihasimnikka
	Past	위하셨느냐 wihasyeonneunya	위하셨어 wihasyeosseo	위하셨어요 wihasyeosseoyo	위하셨습니까 wihasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		위하시라 wihasira	위하셔 wihasyeo	위하세요 wihaseyo	위하십시오 wihasipsio
Assertive		위하시겠다 wihasigetda	위하시겠어 wihasigesseo	위하시겠어요 wihasigesseoyo	위하시겠습니다 wihasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		위하셔 wihasyeo	위하셔서 wihasyeoseo	위하시니 wihasini	위하시니까 wihasinikka
Contrast		위하시지만 wihasijiman	위하시는데 wihasineunde	위하시더니 wihasideoni
Conjunction		위하시고 wihasigo
Condition		위하시면 wihasimyeon	위하셔야 wihasyeoya
Motive		위하시려고 wihasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		위하심 wihasim	위하시기 wihasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		위하셨음 wihasyeosseum	위하셨기 wihasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	위하신 wihasin
	Present	위하시는 wihasineun
	Future	위하실 wihasil