보호하다

Korean

Etymology

보호(保護) (boho) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)βo̞ɦa̠da̠]

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• Phonetic hangul: [보(ː)호하다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bohohada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bohohada
McCune–Reischauer?	pohohada
Yale Romanization?	pōhohata

Verb

보호하다 • (bohohada) (infinitive 보호해 or 보호하여, sequential 보호하니)

1. (transitive) to protect

   지적(知的) 문화를 보호하다 ― jijeok munhwa-reul boho-hada ― to preserve intellectual culture

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 보호하다 (bohohada): 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	보호한다 bohohanda	보호해 bohohae	보호해요 bohohaeyo	보호합니다 bohohamnida
	Past	보호했다 bohohaetda	보호했어 bohohaesseo	보호했어요 bohohaesseoyo	보호했습니다 bohohaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	보호하느냐 bohohaneunya	보호해 bohohae	보호해요 bohohaeyo	보호합니까 bohohamnikka
	Past	보호했느냐 bohohaenneunya	보호했어 bohohaesseo	보호했어요 bohohaesseoyo	보호했습니까 bohohaetseumnikka
Hortative		보호하자 bohohaja	보호해 bohohae	보호해요 bohohaeyo	보호하십시다 bohohasipsida
Imperative		보호해라, 보호하여라 bohohaera, bohohayeora	보호해 bohohae	보호해요 bohohaeyo	보호합시오 bohohapsio
Assertive		보호하겠다 bohohagetda	보호하겠어 bohohagesseo	보호하겠어요 bohohagesseoyo	보호하겠습니다 bohohagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		보호해 bohohae	보호해서, 보호하여서 bohohaeseo, bohohayeoseo	보호하니 bohohani	보호하니까 bohohanikka
Contrast		보호하지만 bohohajiman	보호하는데 bohohaneunde	보호하더니 bohohadeoni
Conjunction		보호하고 bohohago
Condition		보호하면 bohohamyeon	보호해야, 보호하여야 bohohaeya, bohohayeoya
Motive		보호하려고 bohoharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		보호함 bohoham	보호하기 bohohagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		보호했음, 보호하였음 bohohaesseum, bohohayeosseum	보호했기, 보호하였기 bohohaetgi, bohohayeotgi
Determiners	Past	보호한 bohohan
	Present	보호하는 bohohaneun
	Future	보호할 bohohal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	보호하신다 bohohasinda	보호하셔 bohohasyeo	보호하세요, 보호하셔요 bohohaseyo, bohohasyeoyo	보호하십니다 bohohasimnida
	Past	보호하셨다 bohohasyeotda	보호하셨어 bohohasyeosseo	보호하셨어요 bohohasyeosseoyo	보호하셨습니다 bohohasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	보호하시느냐 bohohasineunya	보호하셔 bohohasyeo	보호하세요, 보호하셔요 bohohaseyo, bohohasyeoyo	보호하십니까 bohohasimnikka
	Past	보호하셨느냐 bohohasyeonneunya	보호하셨어 bohohasyeosseo	보호하셨어요 bohohasyeosseoyo	보호하셨습니까 bohohasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		보호하시라 bohohasira	보호하셔 bohohasyeo	보호하세요 bohohaseyo	보호하십시오 bohohasipsio
Assertive		보호하시겠다 bohohasigetda	보호하시겠어 bohohasigesseo	보호하시겠어요 bohohasigesseoyo	보호하시겠습니다 bohohasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		보호하셔 bohohasyeo	보호하셔서 bohohasyeoseo	보호하시니 bohohasini	보호하시니까 bohohasinikka
Contrast		보호하시지만 bohohasijiman	보호하시는데 bohohasineunde	보호하시더니 bohohasideoni
Conjunction		보호하시고 bohohasigo
Condition		보호하시면 bohohasimyeon	보호하셔야 bohohasyeoya
Motive		보호하시려고 bohohasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		보호하심 bohohasim	보호하시기 bohohasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		보호하셨음 bohohasyeosseum	보호하셨기 bohohasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	보호하신 bohohasin
	Present	보호하시는 bohohasineun
	Future	보호하실 bohohasil