약속하다

Korean

Etymology

약속(約束) (yaksok, “promise”) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ja̠ks͈o̞kʰa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [약쏘카다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yaksokhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yagsoghada
McCune–Reischauer?	yaksokhada
Yale Romanization?	yak.sok.hata

Verb

약속하다 • (yaksokhada) (infinitive 약속해 or 약속하여, sequential 약속하니, hanja 約束하다)

1. to promise

   그 여자는 친구에게 무엇을 약속하는가?

   Geu yeoja-neun chin'gu-ege mueos-eul yaksokhaneun'ga?

   What does the woman promise her friend?

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 약속하다 (yaksokhada): 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	약속한다 yaksokhanda	약속해 yaksokhae	약속해요 yaksokhaeyo	약속합니다 yaksokhamnida
	Past	약속했다 yaksokhaetda	약속했어 yaksokhaesseo	약속했어요 yaksokhaesseoyo	약속했습니다 yaksokhaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	약속하느냐 yaksokhaneunya	약속해 yaksokhae	약속해요 yaksokhaeyo	약속합니까 yaksokhamnikka
	Past	약속했느냐 yaksokhaenneunya	약속했어 yaksokhaesseo	약속했어요 yaksokhaesseoyo	약속했습니까 yaksokhaetseumnikka
Hortative		약속하자 yaksokhaja	약속해 yaksokhae	약속해요 yaksokhaeyo	약속하십시다 yaksokhasipsida
Imperative		약속해라, 약속하여라 yaksokhaera, yaksokhayeora	약속해 yaksokhae	약속해요 yaksokhaeyo	약속합시오 yaksokhapsio
Assertive		약속하겠다 yaksokhagetda	약속하겠어 yaksokhagesseo	약속하겠어요 yaksokhagesseoyo	약속하겠습니다 yaksokhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		약속해 yaksokhae	약속해서, 약속하여서 yaksokhaeseo, yaksokhayeoseo	약속하니 yaksokhani	약속하니까 yaksokhanikka
Contrast		약속하지만 yaksokhajiman	약속하는데 yaksokhaneunde	약속하더니 yaksokhadeoni
Conjunction		약속하고 yaksokhago
Condition		약속하면 yaksokhamyeon	약속해야, 약속하여야 yaksokhaeya, yaksokhayeoya
Motive		약속하려고 yaksokharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		약속함 yaksokham	약속하기 yaksokhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		약속했음, 약속하였음 yaksokhaesseum, yaksokhayeosseum	약속했기, 약속하였기 yaksokhaetgi, yaksokhayeotgi
Determiners	Past	약속한 yaksokhan
	Present	약속하는 yaksokhaneun
	Future	약속할 yaksokhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	약속하신다 yaksokhasinda	약속하셔 yaksokhasyeo	약속하세요, 약속하셔요 yaksokhaseyo, yaksokhasyeoyo	약속하십니다 yaksokhasimnida
	Past	약속하셨다 yaksokhasyeotda	약속하셨어 yaksokhasyeosseo	약속하셨어요 yaksokhasyeosseoyo	약속하셨습니다 yaksokhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	약속하시느냐 yaksokhasineunya	약속하셔 yaksokhasyeo	약속하세요, 약속하셔요 yaksokhaseyo, yaksokhasyeoyo	약속하십니까 yaksokhasimnikka
	Past	약속하셨느냐 yaksokhasyeonneunya	약속하셨어 yaksokhasyeosseo	약속하셨어요 yaksokhasyeosseoyo	약속하셨습니까 yaksokhasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		약속하시라 yaksokhasira	약속하셔 yaksokhasyeo	약속하세요 yaksokhaseyo	약속하십시오 yaksokhasipsio
Assertive		약속하시겠다 yaksokhasigetda	약속하시겠어 yaksokhasigesseo	약속하시겠어요 yaksokhasigesseoyo	약속하시겠습니다 yaksokhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		약속하셔 yaksokhasyeo	약속하셔서 yaksokhasyeoseo	약속하시니 yaksokhasini	약속하시니까 yaksokhasinikka
Contrast		약속하시지만 yaksokhasijiman	약속하시는데 yaksokhasineunde	약속하시더니 yaksokhasideoni
Conjunction		약속하시고 yaksokhasigo
Condition		약속하시면 yaksokhasimyeon	약속하셔야 yaksokhasyeoya
Motive		약속하시려고 yaksokhasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		약속하심 yaksokhasim	약속하시기 yaksokhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		약속하셨음 yaksokhasyeosseum	약속하셨기 yaksokhasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	약속하신 yaksokhasin
	Present	약속하시는 yaksokhasineun
	Future	약속하실 yaksokhasil