피하다

Korean

Etymology

피(避) (pi) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pihada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pihada
McCune–Reischauer?	p'ihada
Yale Romanization?	phīhata

Verb

피하다 • (pihada) (infinitive 피해 or 피하여, sequential 피하니, hanja 避하다)

1. (transitive) to evade

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 피하다 (pihada): 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	피한다 pihanda	피해 pihae	피해요 pihaeyo	피합니다 pihamnida
	Past	피했다 pihaetda	피했어 pihaesseo	피했어요 pihaesseoyo	피했습니다 pihaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	피하느냐 pihaneunya	피해 pihae	피해요 pihaeyo	피합니까 pihamnikka
	Past	피했느냐 pihaenneunya	피했어 pihaesseo	피했어요 pihaesseoyo	피했습니까 pihaetseumnikka
Hortative		피하자 pihaja	피해 pihae	피해요 pihaeyo	피하십시다 pihasipsida
Imperative		피해라, 피하여라 pihaera, pihayeora	피해 pihae	피해요 pihaeyo	피합시오 pihapsio
Assertive		피하겠다 pihagetda	피하겠어 pihagesseo	피하겠어요 pihagesseoyo	피하겠습니다 pihagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		피해 pihae	피해서, 피하여서 pihaeseo, pihayeoseo	피하니 pihani	피하니까 pihanikka
Contrast		피하지만 pihajiman	피하는데 pihaneunde	피하더니 pihadeoni
Conjunction		피하고 pihago
Condition		피하면 pihamyeon	피해야, 피하여야 pihaeya, pihayeoya
Motive		피하려고 piharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		피함 piham	피하기 pihagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		피했음, 피하였음 pihaesseum, pihayeosseum	피했기, 피하였기 pihaetgi, pihayeotgi
Determiners	Past	피한 pihan
	Present	피하는 pihaneun
	Future	피할 pihal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	피하신다 pihasinda	피하셔 pihasyeo	피하세요, 피하셔요 pihaseyo, pihasyeoyo	피하십니다 pihasimnida
	Past	피하셨다 pihasyeotda	피하셨어 pihasyeosseo	피하셨어요 pihasyeosseoyo	피하셨습니다 pihasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	피하시느냐 pihasineunya	피하셔 pihasyeo	피하세요, 피하셔요 pihaseyo, pihasyeoyo	피하십니까 pihasimnikka
	Past	피하셨느냐 pihasyeonneunya	피하셨어 pihasyeosseo	피하셨어요 pihasyeosseoyo	피하셨습니까 pihasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		피하시라 pihasira	피하셔 pihasyeo	피하세요 pihaseyo	피하십시오 pihasipsio
Assertive		피하시겠다 pihasigetda	피하시겠어 pihasigesseo	피하시겠어요 pihasigesseoyo	피하시겠습니다 pihasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		피하셔 pihasyeo	피하셔서 pihasyeoseo	피하시니 pihasini	피하시니까 pihasinikka
Contrast		피하시지만 pihasijiman	피하시는데 pihasineunde	피하시더니 pihasideoni
Conjunction		피하시고 pihasigo
Condition		피하시면 pihasimyeon	피하셔야 pihasyeoya
Motive		피하시려고 pihasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		피하심 pihasim	피하시기 pihasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		피하셨음 pihasyeosseum	피하셨기 pihasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	피하신 pihasin
	Present	피하시는 pihasineun
	Future	피하실 pihasil

See also

• 꺼리다 (kkeorida, “to avoid”)