약하다

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Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yakhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yaghada
McCune–Reischauer?yakhada
Yale Romanization?yak.hata

Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean ᅀᅣᆨ〮ᄒᆞ다〮 (Yale: zyák-hòtá).

약(弱) (“weakness”) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Adjective

약하다 • (yakhada) (infinitive 약해 or 약하여, sequential 약하니, hanja 弱하다)

  1. to be weak
    Synonym: (native Korean counterpart) 여리다 (yeorida)
    Antonyms: 세다 (seda), 굳세다 (gutseda), 강(強)하다 (ganghada)
Conjugation
    Selected forms of the adjective 약하다 (yakhada): 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 약하다
yakhada 		약해
yakhae 		약해요
yakhaeyo 		약합니다
yakhamnida
Past 약했다
yakhaetda 		약했어
yakhaesseo 		약했어요
yakhaesseoyo 		약했습니다
yakhaetseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 약하냐
yakhanya 		약해
yakhae 		약해요
yakhaeyo 		약합니까
yakhamnikka
Past 약했냐
yakhaennya 		약했어
yakhaesseo 		약했어요
yakhaesseoyo 		약했습니까
yakhaetseumnikka
Assertive 약하겠다
yakhagetda		 약하겠어
yakhagesseo		 약하겠어요
yakhagesseoyo		 약하겠습니다
yakhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason 약해
yakhae		 약해서, 약하여서
yakhaeseo, yakhayeoseo		 약하니
yakhani		 약하니까
yakhanikka
Contrast 약하지만
yakhajiman		 약한데
yakhande		 약하더니
yakhadeoni
Conjunction 약하고
yakhago
Condition 약하면
yakhamyeon		 약해야, 약하여야
yakhaeya, yakhayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns 약함
yakham		 약하기
yakhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns 약했음, 약하였음
yakhaesseum, yakhayeosseum		 약했기, 약하였기
yakhaetgi, yakhayeotgi
Determiners Present 약한
yakhan
Future 약할
yakhal


Sentence-final forms with honorific
Plain (해라체) Informal (해체) Polite (해요체) Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 약하시다
yakhasida 		약하셔
yakhasyeo 		약하세요, 약하셔요
yakhaseyo, yakhasyeoyo 		약하십니다
yakhasimnida
Past 약하셨다
yakhasyeotda 		약하셨어
yakhasyeosseo 		약하셨어요
yakhasyeosseoyo 		약하셨습니다
yakhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 약하시냐
yakhasinya 		약하셔
yakhasyeo 		약하세요, 약하셔요
yakhaseyo, yakhasyeoyo 		약하십니까
yakhasimnikka
Past 약하셨냐
yakhasyeonnya 		약하셨어
yakhasyeosseo 		약하셨어요
yakhasyeosseoyo 		약하셨습니까
yakhasyeotseumnikka
Assertive 약하시겠다
yakhasigetda		 약하시겠어
yakhasigesseo		 약하시겠어요
yakhasigesseoyo		 약하시겠습니다
yakhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason 약하셔
yakhasyeo		 약하셔서
yakhasyeoseo		 약하시니
yakhasini		 약하시니까
yakhasinikka
Contrast 약하시지만
yakhasijiman		 약하신데
yakhasinde		 약하시더니
yakhasideoni
Conjunction 약하시고
yakhasigo
Condition 약하시면
yakhasimyeon		 약하셔야
yakhasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns 약하심
yakhasim		 약하시기
yakhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns 약하셨음
yakhasyeosseum		 약하셨기
yakhasyeotgi
Determiners Present 약하신
yakhasin
Future 약하실
yakhasil

Etymology 2

약(藥) (yak, “medicine”) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Verb

약하다 • (yakhada) (infinitive 약해 or 약하여, sequential 약하니, hanja 藥하다)

  1. to use as medicine
Conjugation
    Selected forms of the verb 약하다 (yakhada): 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 약한다
yakhanda 		약해
yakhae 		약해요
yakhaeyo 		약합니다
yakhamnida
Past 약했다
yakhaetda 		약했어
yakhaesseo 		약했어요
yakhaesseoyo 		약했습니다
yakhaetseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 약하느냐
yakhaneunya 		약해
yakhae 		약해요
yakhaeyo 		약합니까
yakhamnikka
Past 약했느냐
yakhaenneunya 		약했어
yakhaesseo 		약했어요
yakhaesseoyo 		약했습니까
yakhaetseumnikka
Hortative 약하자
yakhaja		 약해
yakhae		 약해요
yakhaeyo		 약하십시다
yakhasipsida
Imperative 약해라, 약하여라
yakhaera, yakhayeora		 약해
yakhae		 약해요
yakhaeyo		 약합시오
yakhapsio
Assertive 약하겠다
yakhagetda		 약하겠어
yakhagesseo		 약하겠어요
yakhagesseoyo		 약하겠습니다
yakhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason 약해
yakhae		 약해서, 약하여서
yakhaeseo, yakhayeoseo		 약하니
yakhani		 약하니까
yakhanikka
Contrast 약하지만
yakhajiman		 약하는데
yakhaneunde		 약하더니
yakhadeoni
Conjunction 약하고
yakhago
Condition 약하면
yakhamyeon		 약해야, 약하여야
yakhaeya, yakhayeoya
Motive 약하려고
yakharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns 약함
yakham		 약하기
yakhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns 약했음, 약하였음
yakhaesseum, yakhayeosseum		 약했기, 약하였기
yakhaetgi, yakhayeotgi
Determiners Past 약한
yakhan
Present 약하는
yakhaneun
Future 약할
yakhal
Sentence-final forms with honorific
Formal non-polite
(해라체) 		Informal non-polite
(해체) 		Informal polite
(해요체) 		Formal polite
(하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 약하신다
yakhasinda 		약하셔
yakhasyeo 		약하세요, 약하셔요
yakhaseyo, yakhasyeoyo 		약하십니다
yakhasimnida
Past 약하셨다
yakhasyeotda 		약하셨어
yakhasyeosseo 		약하셨어요
yakhasyeosseoyo 		약하셨습니다
yakhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 약하시느냐
yakhasineunya 		약하셔
yakhasyeo 		약하세요, 약하셔요
yakhaseyo, yakhasyeoyo 		약하십니까
yakhasimnikka
Past 약하셨느냐
yakhasyeonneunya 		약하셨어
yakhasyeosseo 		약하셨어요
yakhasyeosseoyo 		약하셨습니까
yakhasyeotseumnikka
Imperative 약하시라
yakhasira		 약하셔
yakhasyeo		 약하세요
yakhaseyo		 약하십시오
yakhasipsio
Assertive 약하시겠다
yakhasigetda		 약하시겠어
yakhasigesseo		 약하시겠어요
yakhasigesseoyo		 약하시겠습니다
yakhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason 약하셔
yakhasyeo		 약하셔서
yakhasyeoseo		 약하시니
yakhasini		 약하시니까
yakhasinikka
Contrast 약하시지만
yakhasijiman		 약하시는데
yakhasineunde		 약하시더니
yakhasideoni
Conjunction 약하시고
yakhasigo
Condition 약하시면
yakhasimyeon		 약하셔야
yakhasyeoya
Motive 약하시려고
yakhasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns 약하심
yakhasim		 약하시기
yakhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns 약하셨음
yakhasyeosseum		 약하셨기
yakhasyeotgi
Determiners Past 약하신
yakhasin
Present 약하시는
yakhasineun
Future 약하실
yakhasil
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