양보하다

Korean

Etymology

양보(讓步) (yangbo) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈja̠(ː)ŋbo̞ɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [양(ː)보하다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yangbohada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yangbohada
McCune–Reischauer?	yangbohada
Yale Romanization?	yāngpohata

Verb

양보하다 • (yangbohada) (infinitive 양보해 or 양보하여, sequential 양보하니)

1. to concede, to yield, to give in, to compromise

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 양보하다 (yangbohada): 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	양보한다 yangbohanda	양보해 yangbohae	양보해요 yangbohaeyo	양보합니다 yangbohamnida
	Past	양보했다 yangbohaetda	양보했어 yangbohaesseo	양보했어요 yangbohaesseoyo	양보했습니다 yangbohaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	양보하느냐 yangbohaneunya	양보해 yangbohae	양보해요 yangbohaeyo	양보합니까 yangbohamnikka
	Past	양보했느냐 yangbohaenneunya	양보했어 yangbohaesseo	양보했어요 yangbohaesseoyo	양보했습니까 yangbohaetseumnikka
Hortative		양보하자 yangbohaja	양보해 yangbohae	양보해요 yangbohaeyo	양보하십시다 yangbohasipsida
Imperative		양보해라, 양보하여라 yangbohaera, yangbohayeora	양보해 yangbohae	양보해요 yangbohaeyo	양보합시오 yangbohapsio
Assertive		양보하겠다 yangbohagetda	양보하겠어 yangbohagesseo	양보하겠어요 yangbohagesseoyo	양보하겠습니다 yangbohagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		양보해 yangbohae	양보해서, 양보하여서 yangbohaeseo, yangbohayeoseo	양보하니 yangbohani	양보하니까 yangbohanikka
Contrast		양보하지만 yangbohajiman	양보하는데 yangbohaneunde	양보하더니 yangbohadeoni
Conjunction		양보하고 yangbohago
Condition		양보하면 yangbohamyeon	양보해야, 양보하여야 yangbohaeya, yangbohayeoya
Motive		양보하려고 yangboharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		양보함 yangboham	양보하기 yangbohagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		양보했음, 양보하였음 yangbohaesseum, yangbohayeosseum	양보했기, 양보하였기 yangbohaetgi, yangbohayeotgi
Determiners	Past	양보한 yangbohan
	Present	양보하는 yangbohaneun
	Future	양보할 yangbohal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	양보하신다 yangbohasinda	양보하셔 yangbohasyeo	양보하세요, 양보하셔요 yangbohaseyo, yangbohasyeoyo	양보하십니다 yangbohasimnida
	Past	양보하셨다 yangbohasyeotda	양보하셨어 yangbohasyeosseo	양보하셨어요 yangbohasyeosseoyo	양보하셨습니다 yangbohasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	양보하시느냐 yangbohasineunya	양보하셔 yangbohasyeo	양보하세요, 양보하셔요 yangbohaseyo, yangbohasyeoyo	양보하십니까 yangbohasimnikka
	Past	양보하셨느냐 yangbohasyeonneunya	양보하셨어 yangbohasyeosseo	양보하셨어요 yangbohasyeosseoyo	양보하셨습니까 yangbohasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		양보하시라 yangbohasira	양보하셔 yangbohasyeo	양보하세요 yangbohaseyo	양보하십시오 yangbohasipsio
Assertive		양보하시겠다 yangbohasigetda	양보하시겠어 yangbohasigesseo	양보하시겠어요 yangbohasigesseoyo	양보하시겠습니다 yangbohasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		양보하셔 yangbohasyeo	양보하셔서 yangbohasyeoseo	양보하시니 yangbohasini	양보하시니까 yangbohasinikka
Contrast		양보하시지만 yangbohasijiman	양보하시는데 yangbohasineunde	양보하시더니 yangbohasideoni
Conjunction		양보하시고 yangbohasigo
Condition		양보하시면 yangbohasimyeon	양보하셔야 yangbohasyeoya
Motive		양보하시려고 yangbohasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		양보하심 yangbohasim	양보하시기 yangbohasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		양보하셨음 yangbohasyeosseum	양보하셨기 yangbohasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	양보하신 yangbohasin
	Present	양보하시는 yangbohasineun
	Future	양보하실 yangbohasil