택하다

Korean

Etymology

택(擇) (taek) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰɛkʰa̠da̠] ~ [tʰe̞kʰa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [태카다/테카다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	taekhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	taeghada
McCune–Reischauer?	t'aekhada
Yale Romanization?	thayk.hata

Verb

택하다 • (taekhada) (infinitive 택해 or 택하여, sequential 택하니)

1. (transitive) to choose, to select, to pick
   • 1997, Joo Young-hoon (lyrics and music), "Rose of Betrayal", in Afterlove, performed by Uhm Jung-hwa, track 2:

     왜 하필 나를 택했니, 그 많은 사람들 중에서 ― wae hapil na-reul taek-haenni, geu maneun saram-deul jung-eseo ― why did you select me, of all people

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 택하다 (taekhada): 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	택한다 taekhanda	택해 taekhae	택해요 taekhaeyo	택합니다 taekhamnida
	Past	택했다 taekhaetda	택했어 taekhaesseo	택했어요 taekhaesseoyo	택했습니다 taekhaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	택하느냐 taekhaneunya	택해 taekhae	택해요 taekhaeyo	택합니까 taekhamnikka
	Past	택했느냐 taekhaenneunya	택했어 taekhaesseo	택했어요 taekhaesseoyo	택했습니까 taekhaetseumnikka
Hortative		택하자 taekhaja	택해 taekhae	택해요 taekhaeyo	택하십시다 taekhasipsida
Imperative		택해라, 택하여라 taekhaera, taekhayeora	택해 taekhae	택해요 taekhaeyo	택합시오 taekhapsio
Assertive		택하겠다 taekhagetda	택하겠어 taekhagesseo	택하겠어요 taekhagesseoyo	택하겠습니다 taekhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		택해 taekhae	택해서, 택하여서 taekhaeseo, taekhayeoseo	택하니 taekhani	택하니까 taekhanikka
Contrast		택하지만 taekhajiman	택하는데 taekhaneunde	택하더니 taekhadeoni
Conjunction		택하고 taekhago
Condition		택하면 taekhamyeon	택해야, 택하여야 taekhaeya, taekhayeoya
Motive		택하려고 taekharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		택함 taekham	택하기 taekhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		택했음, 택하였음 taekhaesseum, taekhayeosseum	택했기, 택하였기 taekhaetgi, taekhayeotgi
Determiners	Past	택한 taekhan
	Present	택하는 taekhaneun
	Future	택할 taekhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	택하신다 taekhasinda	택하셔 taekhasyeo	택하세요, 택하셔요 taekhaseyo, taekhasyeoyo	택하십니다 taekhasimnida
	Past	택하셨다 taekhasyeotda	택하셨어 taekhasyeosseo	택하셨어요 taekhasyeosseoyo	택하셨습니다 taekhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	택하시느냐 taekhasineunya	택하셔 taekhasyeo	택하세요, 택하셔요 taekhaseyo, taekhasyeoyo	택하십니까 taekhasimnikka
	Past	택하셨느냐 taekhasyeonneunya	택하셨어 taekhasyeosseo	택하셨어요 taekhasyeosseoyo	택하셨습니까 taekhasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		택하시라 taekhasira	택하셔 taekhasyeo	택하세요 taekhaseyo	택하십시오 taekhasipsio
Assertive		택하시겠다 taekhasigetda	택하시겠어 taekhasigesseo	택하시겠어요 taekhasigesseoyo	택하시겠습니다 taekhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		택하셔 taekhasyeo	택하셔서 taekhasyeoseo	택하시니 taekhasini	택하시니까 taekhasinikka
Contrast		택하시지만 taekhasijiman	택하시는데 taekhasineunde	택하시더니 taekhasideoni
Conjunction		택하시고 taekhasigo
Condition		택하시면 taekhasimyeon	택하셔야 taekhasyeoya
Motive		택하시려고 taekhasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		택하심 taekhasim	택하시기 taekhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		택하셨음 taekhasyeosseum	택하셨기 taekhasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	택하신 taekhasin
	Present	택하시는 taekhasineun
	Future	택하실 taekhasil