구사하다

Korean

Etymology

구사(驅使) (gusa) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kusʰa̠ɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [구사하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gusahada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gusahada
McCune–Reischauer?	kusahada
Yale Romanization?	kwusahata

Verb

구사하다 • (gusahada) (infinitive 구사해 or 구사하여, sequential 구사하니)

1. (transitive) to command (a language, etc.)

   이 사용자는 간단한 한국어를 구사할 수 있습니다.

   I sayongja-neun gandan-han han'gugeo-reul gusa-hal su itseumnida.

   This user can command simple Korean.

2. (transitive) to make use (of a skill, strategy, etc.)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 구사하다 (gusahada): 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	구사한다 gusahanda	구사해 gusahae	구사해요 gusahaeyo	구사합니다 gusahamnida
	Past	구사했다 gusahaetda	구사했어 gusahaesseo	구사했어요 gusahaesseoyo	구사했습니다 gusahaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	구사하느냐 gusahaneunya	구사해 gusahae	구사해요 gusahaeyo	구사합니까 gusahamnikka
	Past	구사했느냐 gusahaenneunya	구사했어 gusahaesseo	구사했어요 gusahaesseoyo	구사했습니까 gusahaetseumnikka
Hortative		구사하자 gusahaja	구사해 gusahae	구사해요 gusahaeyo	구사하십시다 gusahasipsida
Imperative		구사해라, 구사하여라 gusahaera, gusahayeora	구사해 gusahae	구사해요 gusahaeyo	구사합시오 gusahapsio
Assertive		구사하겠다 gusahagetda	구사하겠어 gusahagesseo	구사하겠어요 gusahagesseoyo	구사하겠습니다 gusahagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		구사해 gusahae	구사해서, 구사하여서 gusahaeseo, gusahayeoseo	구사하니 gusahani	구사하니까 gusahanikka
Contrast		구사하지만 gusahajiman	구사하는데 gusahaneunde	구사하더니 gusahadeoni
Conjunction		구사하고 gusahago
Condition		구사하면 gusahamyeon	구사해야, 구사하여야 gusahaeya, gusahayeoya
Motive		구사하려고 gusaharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		구사함 gusaham	구사하기 gusahagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		구사했음, 구사하였음 gusahaesseum, gusahayeosseum	구사했기, 구사하였기 gusahaetgi, gusahayeotgi
Determiners	Past	구사한 gusahan
	Present	구사하는 gusahaneun
	Future	구사할 gusahal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	구사하신다 gusahasinda	구사하셔 gusahasyeo	구사하세요, 구사하셔요 gusahaseyo, gusahasyeoyo	구사하십니다 gusahasimnida
	Past	구사하셨다 gusahasyeotda	구사하셨어 gusahasyeosseo	구사하셨어요 gusahasyeosseoyo	구사하셨습니다 gusahasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	구사하시느냐 gusahasineunya	구사하셔 gusahasyeo	구사하세요, 구사하셔요 gusahaseyo, gusahasyeoyo	구사하십니까 gusahasimnikka
	Past	구사하셨느냐 gusahasyeonneunya	구사하셨어 gusahasyeosseo	구사하셨어요 gusahasyeosseoyo	구사하셨습니까 gusahasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		구사하시라 gusahasira	구사하셔 gusahasyeo	구사하세요 gusahaseyo	구사하십시오 gusahasipsio
Assertive		구사하시겠다 gusahasigetda	구사하시겠어 gusahasigesseo	구사하시겠어요 gusahasigesseoyo	구사하시겠습니다 gusahasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		구사하셔 gusahasyeo	구사하셔서 gusahasyeoseo	구사하시니 gusahasini	구사하시니까 gusahasinikka
Contrast		구사하시지만 gusahasijiman	구사하시는데 gusahasineunde	구사하시더니 gusahasideoni
Conjunction		구사하시고 gusahasigo
Condition		구사하시면 gusahasimyeon	구사하셔야 gusahasyeoya
Motive		구사하시려고 gusahasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		구사하심 gusahasim	구사하시기 gusahasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		구사하셨음 gusahasyeosseum	구사하셨기 gusahasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	구사하신 gusahasin
	Present	구사하시는 gusahasineun
	Future	구사하실 gusahasil