선택하다

Korean

Etymology

선택(選擇) (seontaek) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ntʰɛkʰa̠da̠] ~ [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ntʰe̞kʰa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [선(ː)태카다/선(ː)테카다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seontaekhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seontaeghada
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏnt'aekhada
Yale Romanization?	sēnthayk.hata

Verb

선택하다 • (seontaekhada) (infinitive 선택해 or 선택하여, sequential 선택하니)

1. (transitive) to choose, to select

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 선택하다 (seontaekhada): 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	선택한다 seontaekhanda	선택해 seontaekhae	선택해요 seontaekhaeyo	선택합니다 seontaekhamnida
	Past	선택했다 seontaekhaetda	선택했어 seontaekhaesseo	선택했어요 seontaekhaesseoyo	선택했습니다 seontaekhaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	선택하느냐 seontaekhaneunya	선택해 seontaekhae	선택해요 seontaekhaeyo	선택합니까 seontaekhamnikka
	Past	선택했느냐 seontaekhaenneunya	선택했어 seontaekhaesseo	선택했어요 seontaekhaesseoyo	선택했습니까 seontaekhaetseumnikka
Hortative		선택하자 seontaekhaja	선택해 seontaekhae	선택해요 seontaekhaeyo	선택하십시다 seontaekhasipsida
Imperative		선택해라, 선택하여라 seontaekhaera, seontaekhayeora	선택해 seontaekhae	선택해요 seontaekhaeyo	선택합시오 seontaekhapsio
Assertive		선택하겠다 seontaekhagetda	선택하겠어 seontaekhagesseo	선택하겠어요 seontaekhagesseoyo	선택하겠습니다 seontaekhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		선택해 seontaekhae	선택해서, 선택하여서 seontaekhaeseo, seontaekhayeoseo	선택하니 seontaekhani	선택하니까 seontaekhanikka
Contrast		선택하지만 seontaekhajiman	선택하는데 seontaekhaneunde	선택하더니 seontaekhadeoni
Conjunction		선택하고 seontaekhago
Condition		선택하면 seontaekhamyeon	선택해야, 선택하여야 seontaekhaeya, seontaekhayeoya
Motive		선택하려고 seontaekharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		선택함 seontaekham	선택하기 seontaekhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		선택했음, 선택하였음 seontaekhaesseum, seontaekhayeosseum	선택했기, 선택하였기 seontaekhaetgi, seontaekhayeotgi
Determiners	Past	선택한 seontaekhan
	Present	선택하는 seontaekhaneun
	Future	선택할 seontaekhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	선택하신다 seontaekhasinda	선택하셔 seontaekhasyeo	선택하세요, 선택하셔요 seontaekhaseyo, seontaekhasyeoyo	선택하십니다 seontaekhasimnida
	Past	선택하셨다 seontaekhasyeotda	선택하셨어 seontaekhasyeosseo	선택하셨어요 seontaekhasyeosseoyo	선택하셨습니다 seontaekhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	선택하시느냐 seontaekhasineunya	선택하셔 seontaekhasyeo	선택하세요, 선택하셔요 seontaekhaseyo, seontaekhasyeoyo	선택하십니까 seontaekhasimnikka
	Past	선택하셨느냐 seontaekhasyeonneunya	선택하셨어 seontaekhasyeosseo	선택하셨어요 seontaekhasyeosseoyo	선택하셨습니까 seontaekhasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		선택하시라 seontaekhasira	선택하셔 seontaekhasyeo	선택하세요 seontaekhaseyo	선택하십시오 seontaekhasipsio
Assertive		선택하시겠다 seontaekhasigetda	선택하시겠어 seontaekhasigesseo	선택하시겠어요 seontaekhasigesseoyo	선택하시겠습니다 seontaekhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		선택하셔 seontaekhasyeo	선택하셔서 seontaekhasyeoseo	선택하시니 seontaekhasini	선택하시니까 seontaekhasinikka
Contrast		선택하시지만 seontaekhasijiman	선택하시는데 seontaekhasineunde	선택하시더니 seontaekhasideoni
Conjunction		선택하시고 seontaekhasigo
Condition		선택하시면 seontaekhasimyeon	선택하셔야 seontaekhasyeoya
Motive		선택하시려고 seontaekhasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		선택하심 seontaekhasim	선택하시기 seontaekhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		선택하셨음 seontaekhasyeosseum	선택하셨기 seontaekhasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	선택하신 seontaekhasin
	Present	선택하시는 seontaekhasineun
	Future	선택하실 seontaekhasil