향하다

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Korean

Etymology

향(向) (hyang) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyanghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyanghada
McCune–Reischauer?hyanghada
Yale Romanization?hyānghata

Verb

향하다 • (hyanghada) (infinitive 향해 or 향하여, sequential 향하니, hanja 向하다)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to face; to make for, to go towards

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 향하다 (hyanghada): 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 향한다
hyanghanda 		향해
hyanghae 		향해요
hyanghaeyo 		향합니다
hyanghamnida
Past 향했다
hyanghaetda 		향했어
hyanghaesseo 		향했어요
hyanghaesseoyo 		향했습니다
hyanghaetseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 향하느냐
hyanghaneunya 		향해
hyanghae 		향해요
hyanghaeyo 		향합니까
hyanghamnikka
Past 향했느냐
hyanghaenneunya 		향했어
hyanghaesseo 		향했어요
hyanghaesseoyo 		향했습니까
hyanghaetseumnikka
Hortative 향하자
hyanghaja		 향해
hyanghae		 향해요
hyanghaeyo		 향하십시다
hyanghasipsida
Imperative 향해라, 향하여라
hyanghaera, hyanghayeora		 향해
hyanghae		 향해요
hyanghaeyo		 향합시오
hyanghapsio
Assertive 향하겠다
hyanghagetda		 향하겠어
hyanghagesseo		 향하겠어요
hyanghagesseoyo		 향하겠습니다
hyanghagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason 향해
hyanghae		 향해서, 향하여서
hyanghaeseo, hyanghayeoseo		 향하니
hyanghani		 향하니까
hyanghanikka
Contrast 향하지만
hyanghajiman		 향하는데
hyanghaneunde		 향하더니
hyanghadeoni
Conjunction 향하고
hyanghago
Condition 향하면
hyanghamyeon		 향해야, 향하여야
hyanghaeya, hyanghayeoya
Motive 향하려고
hyangharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns 향함
hyangham		 향하기
hyanghagi
Past-tense verbal nouns 향했음, 향하였음
hyanghaesseum, hyanghayeosseum		 향했기, 향하였기
hyanghaetgi, hyanghayeotgi
Determiners Past 향한
hyanghan
Present 향하는
hyanghaneun
Future 향할
hyanghal
Sentence-final forms with honorific
Formal non-polite
(해라체) 		Informal non-polite
(해체) 		Informal polite
(해요체) 		Formal polite
(하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 향하신다
hyanghasinda 		향하셔
hyanghasyeo 		향하세요, 향하셔요
hyanghaseyo, hyanghasyeoyo 		향하십니다
hyanghasimnida
Past 향하셨다
hyanghasyeotda 		향하셨어
hyanghasyeosseo 		향하셨어요
hyanghasyeosseoyo 		향하셨습니다
hyanghasyeotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 향하시느냐
hyanghasineunya 		향하셔
hyanghasyeo 		향하세요, 향하셔요
hyanghaseyo, hyanghasyeoyo 		향하십니까
hyanghasimnikka
Past 향하셨느냐
hyanghasyeonneunya 		향하셨어
hyanghasyeosseo 		향하셨어요
hyanghasyeosseoyo 		향하셨습니까
hyanghasyeotseumnikka
Imperative 향하시라
hyanghasira		 향하셔
hyanghasyeo		 향하세요
hyanghaseyo		 향하십시오
hyanghasipsio
Assertive 향하시겠다
hyanghasigetda		 향하시겠어
hyanghasigesseo		 향하시겠어요
hyanghasigesseoyo		 향하시겠습니다
hyanghasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason 향하셔
hyanghasyeo		 향하셔서
hyanghasyeoseo		 향하시니
hyanghasini		 향하시니까
hyanghasinikka
Contrast 향하시지만
hyanghasijiman		 향하시는데
hyanghasineunde		 향하시더니
hyanghasideoni
Conjunction 향하시고
hyanghasigo
Condition 향하시면
hyanghasimyeon		 향하셔야
hyanghasyeoya
Motive 향하시려고
hyanghasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns 향하심
hyanghasim		 향하시기
hyanghasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns 향하셨음
hyanghasyeosseum		 향하셨기
hyanghasyeotgi
Determiners Past 향하신
hyanghasin
Present 향하시는
hyanghasineun
Future 향하실
hyanghasil
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