서약하다

Korean

Etymology

서약(誓約) (seoyak) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seoyakhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seoyaghada
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏyakhada
Yale Romanization?	sē.yak.hata

Verb

서약하다 • (seoyakhada) (infinitive 서약해 or 서약하여, sequential 서약하니)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to vow; to pledge; to take an oath

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 서약하다 (seoyakhada): 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	서약한다 seoyakhanda	서약해 seoyakhae	서약해요 seoyakhaeyo	서약합니다 seoyakhamnida
	Past	서약했다 seoyakhaetda	서약했어 seoyakhaesseo	서약했어요 seoyakhaesseoyo	서약했습니다 seoyakhaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	서약하느냐 seoyakhaneunya	서약해 seoyakhae	서약해요 seoyakhaeyo	서약합니까 seoyakhamnikka
	Past	서약했느냐 seoyakhaenneunya	서약했어 seoyakhaesseo	서약했어요 seoyakhaesseoyo	서약했습니까 seoyakhaetseumnikka
Hortative		서약하자 seoyakhaja	서약해 seoyakhae	서약해요 seoyakhaeyo	서약하십시다 seoyakhasipsida
Imperative		서약해라, 서약하여라 seoyakhaera, seoyakhayeora	서약해 seoyakhae	서약해요 seoyakhaeyo	서약합시오 seoyakhapsio
Assertive		서약하겠다 seoyakhagetda	서약하겠어 seoyakhagesseo	서약하겠어요 seoyakhagesseoyo	서약하겠습니다 seoyakhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		서약해 seoyakhae	서약해서, 서약하여서 seoyakhaeseo, seoyakhayeoseo	서약하니 seoyakhani	서약하니까 seoyakhanikka
Contrast		서약하지만 seoyakhajiman	서약하는데 seoyakhaneunde	서약하더니 seoyakhadeoni
Conjunction		서약하고 seoyakhago
Condition		서약하면 seoyakhamyeon	서약해야, 서약하여야 seoyakhaeya, seoyakhayeoya
Motive		서약하려고 seoyakharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		서약함 seoyakham	서약하기 seoyakhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		서약했음, 서약하였음 seoyakhaesseum, seoyakhayeosseum	서약했기, 서약하였기 seoyakhaetgi, seoyakhayeotgi
Determiners	Past	서약한 seoyakhan
	Present	서약하는 seoyakhaneun
	Future	서약할 seoyakhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	서약하신다 seoyakhasinda	서약하셔 seoyakhasyeo	서약하세요, 서약하셔요 seoyakhaseyo, seoyakhasyeoyo	서약하십니다 seoyakhasimnida
	Past	서약하셨다 seoyakhasyeotda	서약하셨어 seoyakhasyeosseo	서약하셨어요 seoyakhasyeosseoyo	서약하셨습니다 seoyakhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	서약하시느냐 seoyakhasineunya	서약하셔 seoyakhasyeo	서약하세요, 서약하셔요 seoyakhaseyo, seoyakhasyeoyo	서약하십니까 seoyakhasimnikka
	Past	서약하셨느냐 seoyakhasyeonneunya	서약하셨어 seoyakhasyeosseo	서약하셨어요 seoyakhasyeosseoyo	서약하셨습니까 seoyakhasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		서약하시라 seoyakhasira	서약하셔 seoyakhasyeo	서약하세요 seoyakhaseyo	서약하십시오 seoyakhasipsio
Assertive		서약하시겠다 seoyakhasigetda	서약하시겠어 seoyakhasigesseo	서약하시겠어요 seoyakhasigesseoyo	서약하시겠습니다 seoyakhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		서약하셔 seoyakhasyeo	서약하셔서 seoyakhasyeoseo	서약하시니 seoyakhasini	서약하시니까 seoyakhasinikka
Contrast		서약하시지만 seoyakhasijiman	서약하시는데 seoyakhasineunde	서약하시더니 seoyakhasideoni
Conjunction		서약하시고 seoyakhasigo
Condition		서약하시면 seoyakhasimyeon	서약하셔야 seoyakhasyeoya
Motive		서약하시려고 seoyakhasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		서약하심 seoyakhasim	서약하시기 seoyakhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		서약하셨음 seoyakhasyeosseum	서약하셨기 seoyakhasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	서약하신 seoyakhasin
	Present	서약하시는 seoyakhasineun
	Future	서약하실 seoyakhasil