잘하다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 잘ᄒᆞ다 (Yale: cal-hota). Univerbation of 잘 (jal, “well”) +‎ 하다 (hada, “to do”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jalhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jalhada
McCune–Reischauer?charhada
Yale Romanization?cal.hata

Verb

잘하다 • (jalhada) (infinitive 잘해 or 잘하여, sequential 잘하니)

  1. (transitive) to do something well, to be good at
    Antonym: 못하다 (mothada)
  2. (intransitive) to be kind, to treat well

Usage notes

  • It is very commonly confused with 잘 하다 (jal hada).
공부를 잘해요.
Gongbu-reul jalhaeyo.
He is good at studying.
공부를 잘 하고 있어요.
Gongbu-reul jal hago isseoyo.
I am studying well now.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 잘하다 (jalhada): 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 잘한다
jalhanda 		잘해
jalhae 		잘해요
jalhaeyo 		잘합니다
jalhamnida
Past 잘했다
jalhaetda 		잘했어
jalhaesseo 		잘했어요
jalhaesseoyo 		잘했습니다
jalhaetseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 잘하느냐
jalhaneunya 		잘해
jalhae 		잘해요
jalhaeyo 		잘합니까
jalhamnikka
Past 잘했느냐
jalhaenneunya 		잘했어
jalhaesseo 		잘했어요
jalhaesseoyo 		잘했습니까
jalhaetseumnikka
Hortative 잘하자
jalhaja		 잘해
jalhae		 잘해요
jalhaeyo		 잘하십시다
jalhasipsida
Imperative 잘해라, 잘하여라
jalhaera, jalhayeora		 잘해
jalhae		 잘해요
jalhaeyo		 잘합시오
jalhapsio
Assertive 잘하겠다
jalhagetda		 잘하겠어
jalhagesseo		 잘하겠어요
jalhagesseoyo		 잘하겠습니다
jalhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason 잘해
jalhae		 잘해서, 잘하여서
jalhaeseo, jalhayeoseo		 잘하니
jalhani		 잘하니까
jalhanikka
Contrast 잘하지만
jalhajiman		 잘하는데
jalhaneunde		 잘하더니
jalhadeoni
Conjunction 잘하고
jalhago
Condition 잘하면
jalhamyeon		 잘해야, 잘하여야
jalhaeya, jalhayeoya
Motive 잘하려고
jalharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns 잘함
jalham		 잘하기
jalhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns 잘했음, 잘하였음
jalhaesseum, jalhayeosseum		 잘했기, 잘하였기
jalhaetgi, jalhayeotgi
Determiners Past 잘한
jalhan
Present 잘하는
jalhaneun
Future 잘할
jalhal
Sentence-final forms with honorific
Formal non-polite
(해라체) 		Informal non-polite
(해체) 		Informal polite
(해요체) 		Formal polite
(하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 잘하신다
jalhasinda 		잘하셔
jalhasyeo 		잘하세요, 잘하셔요
jalhaseyo, jalhasyeoyo 		잘하십니다
jalhasimnida
Past 잘하셨다
jalhasyeotda 		잘하셨어
jalhasyeosseo 		잘하셨어요
jalhasyeosseoyo 		잘하셨습니다
jalhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 잘하시느냐
jalhasineunya 		잘하셔
jalhasyeo 		잘하세요, 잘하셔요
jalhaseyo, jalhasyeoyo 		잘하십니까
jalhasimnikka
Past 잘하셨느냐
jalhasyeonneunya 		잘하셨어
jalhasyeosseo 		잘하셨어요
jalhasyeosseoyo 		잘하셨습니까
jalhasyeotseumnikka
Imperative 잘하시라
jalhasira		 잘하셔
jalhasyeo		 잘하세요
jalhaseyo		 잘하십시오
jalhasipsio
Assertive 잘하시겠다
jalhasigetda		 잘하시겠어
jalhasigesseo		 잘하시겠어요
jalhasigesseoyo		 잘하시겠습니다
jalhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason 잘하셔
jalhasyeo		 잘하셔서
jalhasyeoseo		 잘하시니
jalhasini		 잘하시니까
jalhasinikka
Contrast 잘하시지만
jalhasijiman		 잘하시는데
jalhasineunde		 잘하시더니
jalhasideoni
Conjunction 잘하시고
jalhasigo
Condition 잘하시면
jalhasimyeon		 잘하셔야
jalhasyeoya
Motive 잘하시려고
jalhasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns 잘하심
jalhasim		 잘하시기
jalhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns 잘하셨음
jalhasyeosseum		 잘하셨기
jalhasyeotgi
Determiners Past 잘하신
jalhasin
Present 잘하시는
jalhasineun
Future 잘하실
jalhasil
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