설명하다

Korean

Etymology

설명(說明) (seolmyeong) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ɭmjʌ̹ŋɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [설명하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seolmyeonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seolmyeonghada
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏlmyŏnghada
Yale Romanization?	sel.myenghata

Verb

설명하다 • (seolmyeonghada) (infinitive 설명해 or 설명하여, sequential 설명하니)

1. to explain

   면접관은 내 경력을 간단히 설명해 보라고 요청했다.

   Myeonjeopgwan-eun nae gyeongnyeog-eul gandanhi seolmyeonghae borago yocheonghaetda.

   The interviewer asked me to briefly explain my career.

2. to elucidate

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 설명하다 (seolmyeonghada): 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	설명한다 seolmyeonghanda	설명해 seolmyeonghae	설명해요 seolmyeonghaeyo	설명합니다 seolmyeonghamnida
	Past	설명했다 seolmyeonghaetda	설명했어 seolmyeonghaesseo	설명했어요 seolmyeonghaesseoyo	설명했습니다 seolmyeonghaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	설명하느냐 seolmyeonghaneunya	설명해 seolmyeonghae	설명해요 seolmyeonghaeyo	설명합니까 seolmyeonghamnikka
	Past	설명했느냐 seolmyeonghaenneunya	설명했어 seolmyeonghaesseo	설명했어요 seolmyeonghaesseoyo	설명했습니까 seolmyeonghaetseumnikka
Hortative		설명하자 seolmyeonghaja	설명해 seolmyeonghae	설명해요 seolmyeonghaeyo	설명하십시다 seolmyeonghasipsida
Imperative		설명해라, 설명하여라 seolmyeonghaera, seolmyeonghayeora	설명해 seolmyeonghae	설명해요 seolmyeonghaeyo	설명합시오 seolmyeonghapsio
Assertive		설명하겠다 seolmyeonghagetda	설명하겠어 seolmyeonghagesseo	설명하겠어요 seolmyeonghagesseoyo	설명하겠습니다 seolmyeonghagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		설명해 seolmyeonghae	설명해서, 설명하여서 seolmyeonghaeseo, seolmyeonghayeoseo	설명하니 seolmyeonghani	설명하니까 seolmyeonghanikka
Contrast		설명하지만 seolmyeonghajiman	설명하는데 seolmyeonghaneunde	설명하더니 seolmyeonghadeoni
Conjunction		설명하고 seolmyeonghago
Condition		설명하면 seolmyeonghamyeon	설명해야, 설명하여야 seolmyeonghaeya, seolmyeonghayeoya
Motive		설명하려고 seolmyeongharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		설명함 seolmyeongham	설명하기 seolmyeonghagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		설명했음, 설명하였음 seolmyeonghaesseum, seolmyeonghayeosseum	설명했기, 설명하였기 seolmyeonghaetgi, seolmyeonghayeotgi
Determiners	Past	설명한 seolmyeonghan
	Present	설명하는 seolmyeonghaneun
	Future	설명할 seolmyeonghal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	설명하신다 seolmyeonghasinda	설명하셔 seolmyeonghasyeo	설명하세요, 설명하셔요 seolmyeonghaseyo, seolmyeonghasyeoyo	설명하십니다 seolmyeonghasimnida
	Past	설명하셨다 seolmyeonghasyeotda	설명하셨어 seolmyeonghasyeosseo	설명하셨어요 seolmyeonghasyeosseoyo	설명하셨습니다 seolmyeonghasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	설명하시느냐 seolmyeonghasineunya	설명하셔 seolmyeonghasyeo	설명하세요, 설명하셔요 seolmyeonghaseyo, seolmyeonghasyeoyo	설명하십니까 seolmyeonghasimnikka
	Past	설명하셨느냐 seolmyeonghasyeonneunya	설명하셨어 seolmyeonghasyeosseo	설명하셨어요 seolmyeonghasyeosseoyo	설명하셨습니까 seolmyeonghasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		설명하시라 seolmyeonghasira	설명하셔 seolmyeonghasyeo	설명하세요 seolmyeonghaseyo	설명하십시오 seolmyeonghasipsio
Assertive		설명하시겠다 seolmyeonghasigetda	설명하시겠어 seolmyeonghasigesseo	설명하시겠어요 seolmyeonghasigesseoyo	설명하시겠습니다 seolmyeonghasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		설명하셔 seolmyeonghasyeo	설명하셔서 seolmyeonghasyeoseo	설명하시니 seolmyeonghasini	설명하시니까 seolmyeonghasinikka
Contrast		설명하시지만 seolmyeonghasijiman	설명하시는데 seolmyeonghasineunde	설명하시더니 seolmyeonghasideoni
Conjunction		설명하시고 seolmyeonghasigo
Condition		설명하시면 seolmyeonghasimyeon	설명하셔야 seolmyeonghasyeoya
Motive		설명하시려고 seolmyeonghasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		설명하심 seolmyeonghasim	설명하시기 seolmyeonghasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		설명하셨음 seolmyeonghasyeosseum	설명하셨기 seolmyeonghasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	설명하신 seolmyeonghasin
	Present	설명하시는 seolmyeonghasineun
	Future	설명하실 seolmyeonghasil