의미하다

Korean

Etymology

의미(意味) (uimi) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɰi(ː)miɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [의(ː)미하다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	uimihada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	uimihada
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭimihada
Yale Romanization?	ūymihata

Verb

의미하다 • (uimihada) (infinitive 의미해 or 의미하여, sequential 의미하니)

1. (transitive) to mean; to signify

Conjugation

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	의미한다 uimihanda	의미해 uimihae	의미해요 uimihaeyo	의미합니다 uimihamnida
	Past	의미했다 uimihaetda	의미했어 uimihaesseo	의미했어요 uimihaesseoyo	의미했습니다 uimihaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	의미하느냐 uimihaneunya	의미해 uimihae	의미해요 uimihaeyo	의미합니까 uimihamnikka
	Past	의미했느냐 uimihaenneunya	의미했어 uimihaesseo	의미했어요 uimihaesseoyo	의미했습니까 uimihaetseumnikka
Hortative		의미하자 uimihaja	의미해 uimihae	의미해요 uimihaeyo	의미하십시다 uimihasipsida
Imperative		의미해라, 의미하여라 uimihaera, uimihayeora	의미해 uimihae	의미해요 uimihaeyo	의미합시오 uimihapsio
Assertive		의미하겠다 uimihagetda	의미하겠어 uimihagesseo	의미하겠어요 uimihagesseoyo	의미하겠습니다 uimihagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		의미해 uimihae	의미해서, 의미하여서 uimihaeseo, uimihayeoseo	의미하니 uimihani	의미하니까 uimihanikka
Contrast		의미하지만 uimihajiman	의미하는데 uimihaneunde	의미하더니 uimihadeoni
Conjunction		의미하고 uimihago
Condition		의미하면 uimihamyeon	의미해야, 의미하여야 uimihaeya, uimihayeoya
Motive		의미하려고 uimiharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		의미함 uimiham	의미하기 uimihagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		의미했음, 의미하였음 uimihaesseum, uimihayeosseum	의미했기, 의미하였기 uimihaetgi, uimihayeotgi
Determiners	Past	의미한 uimihan
	Present	의미하는 uimihaneun
	Future	의미할 uimihal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	의미하신다 uimihasinda	의미하셔 uimihasyeo	의미하세요, 의미하셔요 uimihaseyo, uimihasyeoyo	의미하십니다 uimihasimnida
	Past	의미하셨다 uimihasyeotda	의미하셨어 uimihasyeosseo	의미하셨어요 uimihasyeosseoyo	의미하셨습니다 uimihasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	의미하시느냐 uimihasineunya	의미하셔 uimihasyeo	의미하세요, 의미하셔요 uimihaseyo, uimihasyeoyo	의미하십니까 uimihasimnikka
	Past	의미하셨느냐 uimihasyeonneunya	의미하셨어 uimihasyeosseo	의미하셨어요 uimihasyeosseoyo	의미하셨습니까 uimihasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		의미하시라 uimihasira	의미하셔 uimihasyeo	의미하세요 uimihaseyo	의미하십시오 uimihasipsio
Assertive		의미하시겠다 uimihasigetda	의미하시겠어 uimihasigesseo	의미하시겠어요 uimihasigesseoyo	의미하시겠습니다 uimihasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		의미하셔 uimihasyeo	의미하셔서 uimihasyeoseo	의미하시니 uimihasini	의미하시니까 uimihasinikka
Contrast		의미하시지만 uimihasijiman	의미하시는데 uimihasineunde	의미하시더니 uimihasideoni
Conjunction		의미하시고 uimihasigo
Condition		의미하시면 uimihasimyeon	의미하셔야 uimihasyeoya
Motive		의미하시려고 uimihasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		의미하심 uimihasim	의미하시기 uimihasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		의미하셨음 uimihasyeosseum	의미하셨기 uimihasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	의미하신 uimihasin
	Present	의미하시는 uimihasineun
	Future	의미하실 uimihasil

    Selected forms of the verb 의미하다 (uimihada): vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular