거부하다

Korean

Etymology

From 거부 (geobu, “refusal”, 拒否) and the native Korean verb 하다 (hada, “to do”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈkəːbuɦada
• Phonetic hangul: 거ː부하다

Romanization

Revised	geobuhada	transliteration	geobuhada
McCune–Reischauer	kŏbuhada	Yale	kēpwuhata

Verb

거부하다 (geobuhada) infinitive 거부해 or 거부하여, sequential 거부하니

1. To refuse.
2. To veto.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 거부하다 (geobuhada)

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
indicative	거부한다 (geobuhanda) past: 거부했다 (geobuhaetda)	거부해 (geobuhae) past: 거부했어 (geobuhaesseo)	거부해요 (geobuhaeyo) past: 거부했어요 (geobuhaesseoyo)	거부합니다 (geobuhamnida) past: 거부했습니다 (geobuhaetseumnida)
interrogative	거부하느냐 (geobuhaneunya) past: 거부했느냐 (geobuhaenneunya)	거부해 (geobuhae) past: 거부했어 (geobuhaesseo)	거부해요 (geobuhaeyo) past: 거부했어요 (geobuhaesseoyo)	거부합니까 (geobuhamnikka) past: 거부했습니까 (geobuhaetseumnikka)
hortative	거부하자 (geobuhaja)	거부해 (geobuhae)	거부해요 (geobuhaeyo)	거부합시다 (geobuhapsida)
imperative	거부해라 (geobuhaera) or 거부하여라 (geobuhayeora)	거부해 (geobuhae)	거부해요 (geobuhaeyo)	거부합시오 (geobuhapsio)
assertive	거부하겠다 (geobuhagetda)	거부하겠어 (geobuhagesseo)	거부하겠어요 (geobuhagesseoyo)	거부하겠습니다 (geobuhagetseumnida)
Connective forms
cause or reason	거부해 (geobuhae)	거부해서 (geobuhaeseo) or 거부하여서 (geobuhayeoya)	거부하니 (geobuhani)	거부하니까 (geobuhanikka)
contrast	거부하지만 (geobuhajiman)	거부하는데 (geobuhaneunde)	거부하더니 (geobuhadeoni)	conjunction 거부하고 (geobuhago)
condition	거부하면 (geobuhamyeon)	거부해야 (geobuhaeya) or 거부하여야 (geobuhayeoya)		motive 거부하려고 (geobuharyeogo)
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		거부함 (geobuham)	거부하기 (geobuhagi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		거부했음 (geobuhaesseum) or 거부하였음 (geobuhayeosseum)	거부했기 (geobuhaetgi) or 거부하였기 (geobuhayeotgi)
Determiners		past 거부한 (geobuhan)	present 거부하는 (geobuhaneun)	future 거부할 (geobuhal)

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
indicative	거부하신다 (geobuhasinda) past: 거부하셨다 (geobuhasyeotda)	거부하셔 (geobuhasyeo) past: 거부하셨어 (geobuhasyeosseo)	거부하세요 (geobuhaseyo) or 거부하셔요 (geobuhasyeoyo) past: 거부하셨어요 (geobuhasyeosseoyo)	거부하십니다 (geobuhasimnida) past: 거부하셨습니다 (geobuhasyeotseumnida)
interrogative	거부하시느냐 (geobuhasineunya) past: 거부하셨느냐 (geobuhasyeonneunya)	거부하셔 (geobuhasyeo) past: 거부하셨어 (geobuhasyeosseo)	거부하세요 (geobuhaseyo) or 거부하셔요 (geobuhasyeoyo) past: 거부하셨어요 (geobuhasyeosseoyo)	거부하십니까 (geobuhasimnikka) past: 거부하셨습니까 (geobuhasyeotseumnikka)
imperative	거부하시라 (geobuhasira)	거부하셔 (geobuhasyeo)	거부하세요 (geobuhaseyo) or 거부하셔요 (geobuhasyeoyo)	거부하십시오 (geobuhasipsio)
assertive	거부하시겠다 (geobuhasigetda)	거부하시겠어 (geobuhasigesseo)	거부하시겠어요 (geobuhasigesseoyo)	거부하시겠습니다 (geobuhasigetseumnida)
Connective forms with honorific
cause or reason	거부하셔 (geobuhasyeo)	거부하셔서 (geobuhasyeoseo)	거부하시니 (geobuhasini)	거부하시니까 (geobuhasinikka)
contrast	거부하시지만 (geobuhasijiman)	거부하시는데 (geobuhasineunde)	거부하시더니 (geobuhasideoni)	conjunction 거부하시고 (geobuhasigo)
condition	거부하시면 (geobuhasimyeon)	거부하셔야 (geobuhasyeoya)		motive 거부하시려고 (geobuhasiryeogo)
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		거부하심 (geobuhasim)	거부하시기 (geobuhasigi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		거부하셨음 (geobuhasyeosseum)	거부하셨기 (geobuhasyeotgi)
Determiners		past 거부하신 (geobuhasin)	present 거부하시는 (geobuhasineun)	future 거부하실 (geobuhasil)