부탁하다

Korean

Etymology

From Sino-Korean 부탁 (付託, butak, “request, favor”) + native Korean —하다 (-hada, “to do”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	butakhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	butaghada
McCune–Reischauer?	put'akhada
Yale Romanization?	pū.thak.hata

Verb

부탁하다 • (butakhada) (infinitive 부탁해 or 부탁하여, sequential 부탁하니)

1. to ask to do well, to ask to handle well

   간곡히 부탁하다 ― gan'gokhi butakhada ― to plead with

   후사를 부탁하다 ― husareul butakhada ― to entrust

   달라고 부탁하다 ― dallago butakhada ― to hit up

   후사를 부탁해요.

   husareul butakhaeyo.

   I’ll leave the matter to you.

   회의 참석을 부탁합니다.

   hoe'ui chamseogeul butakhamnida.

   I’d like to ask you to attend the meeting.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 부탁하다 (butakhada): 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	부탁한다 butakhanda	부탁해 butakhae	부탁해요 butakhaeyo	부탁합니다 butakhamnida
	Past	부탁했다 butakhaetda	부탁했어 butakhaesseo	부탁했어요 butakhaesseoyo	부탁했습니다 butakhaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	부탁하느냐 butakhaneunya	부탁해 butakhae	부탁해요 butakhaeyo	부탁합니까 butakhamnikka
	Past	부탁했느냐 butakhaenneunya	부탁했어 butakhaesseo	부탁했어요 butakhaesseoyo	부탁했습니까 butakhaetseumnikka
Hortative		부탁하자 butakhaja	부탁해 butakhae	부탁해요 butakhaeyo	부탁하십시다 butakhasipsida
Imperative		부탁해라, 부탁하여라 butakhaera, butakhayeora	부탁해 butakhae	부탁해요 butakhaeyo	부탁합시오 butakhapsio
Assertive		부탁하겠다 butakhagetda	부탁하겠어 butakhagesseo	부탁하겠어요 butakhagesseoyo	부탁하겠습니다 butakhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		부탁해 butakhae	부탁해서, 부탁하여서 butakhaeseo, butakhayeoseo	부탁하니 butakhani	부탁하니까 butakhanikka
Contrast		부탁하지만 butakhajiman	부탁하는데 butakhaneunde	부탁하더니 butakhadeoni
Conjunction		부탁하고 butakhago
Condition		부탁하면 butakhamyeon	부탁해야, 부탁하여야 butakhaeya, butakhayeoya
Motive		부탁하려고 butakharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		부탁함 butakham	부탁하기 butakhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		부탁했음, 부탁하였음 butakhaesseum, butakhayeosseum	부탁했기, 부탁하였기 butakhaetgi, butakhayeotgi
Determiners	Past	부탁한 butakhan
	Present	부탁하는 butakhaneun
	Future	부탁할 butakhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	부탁하신다 butakhasinda	부탁하셔 butakhasyeo	부탁하세요, 부탁하셔요 butakhaseyo, butakhasyeoyo	부탁하십니다 butakhasimnida
	Past	부탁하셨다 butakhasyeotda	부탁하셨어 butakhasyeosseo	부탁하셨어요 butakhasyeosseoyo	부탁하셨습니다 butakhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	부탁하시느냐 butakhasineunya	부탁하셔 butakhasyeo	부탁하세요, 부탁하셔요 butakhaseyo, butakhasyeoyo	부탁하십니까 butakhasimnikka
	Past	부탁하셨느냐 butakhasyeonneunya	부탁하셨어 butakhasyeosseo	부탁하셨어요 butakhasyeosseoyo	부탁하셨습니까 butakhasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		부탁하시라 butakhasira	부탁하셔 butakhasyeo	부탁하세요 butakhaseyo	부탁하십시오 butakhasipsio
Assertive		부탁하시겠다 butakhasigetda	부탁하시겠어 butakhasigesseo	부탁하시겠어요 butakhasigesseoyo	부탁하시겠습니다 butakhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		부탁하셔 butakhasyeo	부탁하셔서 butakhasyeoseo	부탁하시니 butakhasini	부탁하시니까 butakhasinikka
Contrast		부탁하시지만 butakhasijiman	부탁하시는데 butakhasineunde	부탁하시더니 butakhasideoni
Conjunction		부탁하시고 butakhasigo
Condition		부탁하시면 butakhasimyeon	부탁하셔야 butakhasyeoya
Motive		부탁하시려고 butakhasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		부탁하심 butakhasim	부탁하시기 butakhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		부탁하셨음 butakhasyeosseum	부탁하셨기 butakhasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	부탁하신 butakhasin
	Present	부탁하시는 butakhasineun
	Future	부탁하실 butakhasil