위대하다

Korean

Etymology

위대(偉大) (widae) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɥidɛɦa̠da̠] ~ [ɥide̞ɦa̠da̠] ~ [ydɛɦa̠da̠] ~ [yde̞ɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [위대하다/위데하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	widaehada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	widaehada
McCune–Reischauer?	widaehada
Yale Romanization?	witayhata

Adjective

위대하다 • (widaehada) (infinitive 위대해 or 위대하여, sequential 위대하니)

1. great; remarkable

   위대한 김정은 동지

   widae-han gimjeong'eun dongji

   great comrade Kim Jong Un

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 위대하다 (widaehada): 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	위대하다 widaehada	위대해 widaehae	위대해요 widaehaeyo	위대합니다 widaehamnida
	Past	위대했다 widaehaetda	위대했어 widaehaesseo	위대했어요 widaehaesseoyo	위대했습니다 widaehaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	위대하냐 widaehanya	위대해 widaehae	위대해요 widaehaeyo	위대합니까 widaehamnikka
	Past	위대했냐 widaehaennya	위대했어 widaehaesseo	위대했어요 widaehaesseoyo	위대했습니까 widaehaetseumnikka
Assertive		위대하겠다 widaehagetda	위대하겠어 widaehagesseo	위대하겠어요 widaehagesseoyo	위대하겠습니다 widaehagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		위대해 widaehae	위대해서, 위대하여서 widaehaeseo, widaehayeoseo	위대하니 widaehani	위대하니까 widaehanikka
Contrast		위대하지만 widaehajiman	위대한데 widaehande	위대하더니 widaehadeoni
Conjunction		위대하고 widaehago
Condition		위대하면 widaehamyeon	위대해야, 위대하여야 widaehaeya, widaehayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		위대함 widaeham	위대하기 widaehagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		위대했음, 위대하였음 widaehaesseum, widaehayeosseum	위대했기, 위대하였기 widaehaetgi, widaehayeotgi
Determiners	Present		위대한 widaehan
	Future		위대할 widaehal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	위대하시다 widaehasida	위대하셔 widaehasyeo	위대하세요, 위대하셔요 widaehaseyo, widaehasyeoyo	위대하십니다 widaehasimnida
	Past	위대하셨다 widaehasyeotda	위대하셨어 widaehasyeosseo	위대하셨어요 widaehasyeosseoyo	위대하셨습니다 widaehasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	위대하시냐 widaehasinya	위대하셔 widaehasyeo	위대하세요, 위대하셔요 widaehaseyo, widaehasyeoyo	위대하십니까 widaehasimnikka
	Past	위대하셨냐 widaehasyeonnya	위대하셨어 widaehasyeosseo	위대하셨어요 widaehasyeosseoyo	위대하셨습니까 widaehasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		위대하시겠다 widaehasigetda	위대하시겠어 widaehasigesseo	위대하시겠어요 widaehasigesseoyo	위대하시겠습니다 widaehasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		위대하셔 widaehasyeo	위대하셔서 widaehasyeoseo	위대하시니 widaehasini	위대하시니까 widaehasinikka
Contrast		위대하시지만 widaehasijiman	위대하신데 widaehasinde	위대하시더니 widaehasideoni
Conjunction		위대하시고 widaehasigo
Condition		위대하시면 widaehasimyeon	위대하셔야 widaehasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		위대하심 widaehasim	위대하시기 widaehasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		위대하셨음 widaehasyeosseum	위대하셨기 widaehasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		위대하신 widaehasin
	Future		위대하실 widaehasil