거절하다

Korean

Etymology

거절(拒絶) (geojeol) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geojeolhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geojeolhada
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏjŏrhada
Yale Romanization?	kēcel.hata

Verb

거절하다 • (geojeolhada) (infinitive 거절해 or 거절하여, sequential 거절하니)

1. (transitive) to refuse; to reject; to deny; to turn down

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 거절하다 (geojeolhada): 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	거절한다 geojeolhanda	거절해 geojeolhae	거절해요 geojeolhaeyo	거절합니다 geojeolhamnida
	Past	거절했다 geojeolhaetda	거절했어 geojeolhaesseo	거절했어요 geojeolhaesseoyo	거절했습니다 geojeolhaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	거절하느냐 geojeolhaneunya	거절해 geojeolhae	거절해요 geojeolhaeyo	거절합니까 geojeolhamnikka
	Past	거절했느냐 geojeolhaenneunya	거절했어 geojeolhaesseo	거절했어요 geojeolhaesseoyo	거절했습니까 geojeolhaetseumnikka
Hortative		거절하자 geojeolhaja	거절해 geojeolhae	거절해요 geojeolhaeyo	거절하십시다 geojeolhasipsida
Imperative		거절해라, 거절하여라 geojeolhaera, geojeolhayeora	거절해 geojeolhae	거절해요 geojeolhaeyo	거절합시오 geojeolhapsio
Assertive		거절하겠다 geojeolhagetda	거절하겠어 geojeolhagesseo	거절하겠어요 geojeolhagesseoyo	거절하겠습니다 geojeolhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		거절해 geojeolhae	거절해서, 거절하여서 geojeolhaeseo, geojeolhayeoseo	거절하니 geojeolhani	거절하니까 geojeolhanikka
Contrast		거절하지만 geojeolhajiman	거절하는데 geojeolhaneunde	거절하더니 geojeolhadeoni
Conjunction		거절하고 geojeolhago
Condition		거절하면 geojeolhamyeon	거절해야, 거절하여야 geojeolhaeya, geojeolhayeoya
Motive		거절하려고 geojeolharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		거절함 geojeolham	거절하기 geojeolhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		거절했음, 거절하였음 geojeolhaesseum, geojeolhayeosseum	거절했기, 거절하였기 geojeolhaetgi, geojeolhayeotgi
Determiners	Past	거절한 geojeolhan
	Present	거절하는 geojeolhaneun
	Future	거절할 geojeolhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	거절하신다 geojeolhasinda	거절하셔 geojeolhasyeo	거절하세요, 거절하셔요 geojeolhaseyo, geojeolhasyeoyo	거절하십니다 geojeolhasimnida
	Past	거절하셨다 geojeolhasyeotda	거절하셨어 geojeolhasyeosseo	거절하셨어요 geojeolhasyeosseoyo	거절하셨습니다 geojeolhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	거절하시느냐 geojeolhasineunya	거절하셔 geojeolhasyeo	거절하세요, 거절하셔요 geojeolhaseyo, geojeolhasyeoyo	거절하십니까 geojeolhasimnikka
	Past	거절하셨느냐 geojeolhasyeonneunya	거절하셨어 geojeolhasyeosseo	거절하셨어요 geojeolhasyeosseoyo	거절하셨습니까 geojeolhasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		거절하시라 geojeolhasira	거절하셔 geojeolhasyeo	거절하세요 geojeolhaseyo	거절하십시오 geojeolhasipsio
Assertive		거절하시겠다 geojeolhasigetda	거절하시겠어 geojeolhasigesseo	거절하시겠어요 geojeolhasigesseoyo	거절하시겠습니다 geojeolhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		거절하셔 geojeolhasyeo	거절하셔서 geojeolhasyeoseo	거절하시니 geojeolhasini	거절하시니까 geojeolhasinikka
Contrast		거절하시지만 geojeolhasijiman	거절하시는데 geojeolhasineunde	거절하시더니 geojeolhasideoni
Conjunction		거절하시고 geojeolhasigo
Condition		거절하시면 geojeolhasimyeon	거절하셔야 geojeolhasyeoya
Motive		거절하시려고 geojeolhasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		거절하심 geojeolhasim	거절하시기 geojeolhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		거절하셨음 geojeolhasyeosseum	거절하셨기 geojeolhasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	거절하신 geojeolhasin
	Present	거절하시는 geojeolhasineun
	Future	거절하실 geojeolhasil