견지하다

Korean

Etymology

견지(堅持) (gyeonji) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjʌ̹ɲd͡ʑiɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [견지하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyeonjihada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyeonjihada
McCune–Reischauer?	kyŏnjihada
Yale Romanization?	kyen.cihata

Noun

견지하다 • (gyeonjihada) (hanja 堅持하다)

1. to hold fast to; to maintain (a role, a position, a belief)

   그녀를 위해 완벽한 남자친구의 역할을 견지해야 했다.

   Geunyeo-reul wihae wanbyeokhan namjachin'gu-ui yeokhar-eul gyeonjihae-ya haetda.

   I had to maintain the role of the perfect boyfriend for her sake.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 견지하다 (gyeonjihada): 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	견지한다 gyeonjihanda	견지해 gyeonjihae	견지해요 gyeonjihaeyo	견지합니다 gyeonjihamnida
	Past	견지했다 gyeonjihaetda	견지했어 gyeonjihaesseo	견지했어요 gyeonjihaesseoyo	견지했습니다 gyeonjihaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	견지하느냐 gyeonjihaneunya	견지해 gyeonjihae	견지해요 gyeonjihaeyo	견지합니까 gyeonjihamnikka
	Past	견지했느냐 gyeonjihaenneunya	견지했어 gyeonjihaesseo	견지했어요 gyeonjihaesseoyo	견지했습니까 gyeonjihaetseumnikka
Hortative		견지하자 gyeonjihaja	견지해 gyeonjihae	견지해요 gyeonjihaeyo	견지하십시다 gyeonjihasipsida
Imperative		견지해라, 견지하여라 gyeonjihaera, gyeonjihayeora	견지해 gyeonjihae	견지해요 gyeonjihaeyo	견지합시오 gyeonjihapsio
Assertive		견지하겠다 gyeonjihagetda	견지하겠어 gyeonjihagesseo	견지하겠어요 gyeonjihagesseoyo	견지하겠습니다 gyeonjihagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		견지해 gyeonjihae	견지해서, 견지하여서 gyeonjihaeseo, gyeonjihayeoseo	견지하니 gyeonjihani	견지하니까 gyeonjihanikka
Contrast		견지하지만 gyeonjihajiman	견지하는데 gyeonjihaneunde	견지하더니 gyeonjihadeoni
Conjunction		견지하고 gyeonjihago
Condition		견지하면 gyeonjihamyeon	견지해야, 견지하여야 gyeonjihaeya, gyeonjihayeoya
Motive		견지하려고 gyeonjiharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		견지함 gyeonjiham	견지하기 gyeonjihagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		견지했음, 견지하였음 gyeonjihaesseum, gyeonjihayeosseum	견지했기, 견지하였기 gyeonjihaetgi, gyeonjihayeotgi
Determiners	Past	견지한 gyeonjihan
	Present	견지하는 gyeonjihaneun
	Future	견지할 gyeonjihal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	견지하신다 gyeonjihasinda	견지하셔 gyeonjihasyeo	견지하세요, 견지하셔요 gyeonjihaseyo, gyeonjihasyeoyo	견지하십니다 gyeonjihasimnida
	Past	견지하셨다 gyeonjihasyeotda	견지하셨어 gyeonjihasyeosseo	견지하셨어요 gyeonjihasyeosseoyo	견지하셨습니다 gyeonjihasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	견지하시느냐 gyeonjihasineunya	견지하셔 gyeonjihasyeo	견지하세요, 견지하셔요 gyeonjihaseyo, gyeonjihasyeoyo	견지하십니까 gyeonjihasimnikka
	Past	견지하셨느냐 gyeonjihasyeonneunya	견지하셨어 gyeonjihasyeosseo	견지하셨어요 gyeonjihasyeosseoyo	견지하셨습니까 gyeonjihasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		견지하시라 gyeonjihasira	견지하셔 gyeonjihasyeo	견지하세요 gyeonjihaseyo	견지하십시오 gyeonjihasipsio
Assertive		견지하시겠다 gyeonjihasigetda	견지하시겠어 gyeonjihasigesseo	견지하시겠어요 gyeonjihasigesseoyo	견지하시겠습니다 gyeonjihasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		견지하셔 gyeonjihasyeo	견지하셔서 gyeonjihasyeoseo	견지하시니 gyeonjihasini	견지하시니까 gyeonjihasinikka
Contrast		견지하시지만 gyeonjihasijiman	견지하시는데 gyeonjihasineunde	견지하시더니 gyeonjihasideoni
Conjunction		견지하시고 gyeonjihasigo
Condition		견지하시면 gyeonjihasimyeon	견지하셔야 gyeonjihasyeoya
Motive		견지하시려고 gyeonjihasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		견지하심 gyeonjihasim	견지하시기 gyeonjihasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		견지하셨음 gyeonjihasyeosseum	견지하셨기 gyeonjihasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	견지하신 gyeonjihasin
	Present	견지하시는 gyeonjihasineun
	Future	견지하실 gyeonjihasil