창조하다

Korean

Etymology

창조(創造) (changjo, “creation”) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	changjohada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	changjohada
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'angjohada
Yale Romanization?	chāngcohata

Verb

창조하다 • (changjohada) (infinitive 창조해 or 창조하여, sequential 창조하니)

1. (transitive) to create
   • Korean Catholic Bible, Changsegi (創世記 / 창세기) (Genesis) 1,1

     한처음에 하느님께서 하늘과 땅을 창조하셨다.

     Hancheo'eum-e Haneunim-kkeseo haneul-gwa ttang-eul changjohasyeotda.

     In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth.

Conjugation

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	창조한다 changjohanda	창조해 changjohae	창조해요 changjohaeyo	창조합니다 changjohamnida
	Past	창조했다 changjohaetda	창조했어 changjohaesseo	창조했어요 changjohaesseoyo	창조했습니다 changjohaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	창조하느냐 changjohaneunya	창조해 changjohae	창조해요 changjohaeyo	창조합니까 changjohamnikka
	Past	창조했느냐 changjohaenneunya	창조했어 changjohaesseo	창조했어요 changjohaesseoyo	창조했습니까 changjohaetseumnikka
Hortative		창조하자 changjohaja	창조해 changjohae	창조해요 changjohaeyo	창조하십시다 changjohasipsida
Imperative		창조해라, 창조하여라 changjohaera, changjohayeora	창조해 changjohae	창조해요 changjohaeyo	창조합시오 changjohapsio
Assertive		창조하겠다 changjohagetda	창조하겠어 changjohagesseo	창조하겠어요 changjohagesseoyo	창조하겠습니다 changjohagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		창조해 changjohae	창조해서, 창조하여서 changjohaeseo, changjohayeoseo	창조하니 changjohani	창조하니까 changjohanikka
Contrast		창조하지만 changjohajiman	창조하는데 changjohaneunde	창조하더니 changjohadeoni
Conjunction		창조하고 changjohago
Condition		창조하면 changjohamyeon	창조해야, 창조하여야 changjohaeya, changjohayeoya
Motive		창조하려고 changjoharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		창조함 changjoham	창조하기 changjohagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		창조했음, 창조하였음 changjohaesseum, changjohayeosseum	창조했기, 창조하였기 changjohaetgi, changjohayeotgi
Determiners	Past	창조한 changjohan
	Present	창조하는 changjohaneun
	Future	창조할 changjohal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	창조하신다 changjohasinda	창조하셔 changjohasyeo	창조하세요, 창조하셔요 changjohaseyo, changjohasyeoyo	창조하십니다 changjohasimnida
	Past	창조하셨다 changjohasyeotda	창조하셨어 changjohasyeosseo	창조하셨어요 changjohasyeosseoyo	창조하셨습니다 changjohasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	창조하시느냐 changjohasineunya	창조하셔 changjohasyeo	창조하세요, 창조하셔요 changjohaseyo, changjohasyeoyo	창조하십니까 changjohasimnikka
	Past	창조하셨느냐 changjohasyeonneunya	창조하셨어 changjohasyeosseo	창조하셨어요 changjohasyeosseoyo	창조하셨습니까 changjohasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		창조하시라 changjohasira	창조하셔 changjohasyeo	창조하세요 changjohaseyo	창조하십시오 changjohasipsio
Assertive		창조하시겠다 changjohasigetda	창조하시겠어 changjohasigesseo	창조하시겠어요 changjohasigesseoyo	창조하시겠습니다 changjohasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		창조하셔 changjohasyeo	창조하셔서 changjohasyeoseo	창조하시니 changjohasini	창조하시니까 changjohasinikka
Contrast		창조하시지만 changjohasijiman	창조하시는데 changjohasineunde	창조하시더니 changjohasideoni
Conjunction		창조하시고 changjohasigo
Condition		창조하시면 changjohasimyeon	창조하셔야 changjohasyeoya
Motive		창조하시려고 changjohasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		창조하심 changjohasim	창조하시기 changjohasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		창조하셨음 changjohasyeosseum	창조하셨기 changjohasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	창조하신 changjohasin
	Present	창조하시는 changjohasineun
	Future	창조하실 changjohasil

    Selected forms of the verb 창조하다 (changjohada): vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular