견주다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 견주〮다〮 (Yale: kyèncwú-tá).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjʌ̹ɲd͡ʑuda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [견주다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyeonjuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyeonjuda
McCune–Reischauer?	kyŏnjuda
Yale Romanization?	kyen.cwuta

Verb

견주다 • (gyeonjuda) (infinitive 견주어 or 견줘, sequential 견주니)

1. (transitive) to compare

Conjugation

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	견준다 gyeonjunda	견주어 gyeonjueo	견주어요, 견줘요 gyeonjueoyo, gyeonjwoyo	견줍니다 gyeonjumnida
	Past	견주었다 gyeonjueotda	견주었어 gyeonjueosseo	견주었어요 gyeonjueosseoyo	견주었습니다 gyeonjueotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	견주느냐 gyeonjuneunya	견주어 gyeonjueo	견주어요, 견줘요 gyeonjueoyo, gyeonjwoyo	견줍니까 gyeonjumnikka
	Past	견주었느냐 gyeonjueonneunya	견주었어 gyeonjueosseo	견주었어요 gyeonjueosseoyo	견주었습니까 gyeonjueotseumnikka
Hortative		견주자 gyeonjuja	견주어 gyeonjueo	견주어요, 견줘요 gyeonjueoyo, gyeonjwoyo	견주십시다 gyeonjusipsida
Imperative		견주어라, 견줘라 gyeonjueora, gyeonjwora	견주어 gyeonjueo	견주어요, 견줘요 gyeonjueoyo, gyeonjwoyo	견줍시오 gyeonjupsio
Assertive		견주겠다 gyeonjugetda	견주겠어 gyeonjugesseo	견주겠어요 gyeonjugesseoyo	견주겠습니다 gyeonjugetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		견주어 gyeonjueo	견주어서, 견줘서 gyeonjueoseo, gyeonjwoseo	견주니 gyeonjuni	견주니까 gyeonjunikka
Contrast		견주지만 gyeonjujiman	견주는데 gyeonjuneunde	견주더니 gyeonjudeoni
Conjunction		견주고 gyeonjugo
Condition		견주면 gyeonjumyeon	견주어야, 견줘야 gyeonjueoya, gyeonjwoya
Motive		견주려고 gyeonjuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		견줌 gyeonjum	견주기 gyeonjugi
Past-tense verbal nouns		견주었음, 견줬음 gyeonjueosseum, gyeonjwosseum	견주었기, 견줬기 gyeonjueotgi, gyeonjwotgi
Determiners	Past	견준 gyeonjun
	Present	견주는 gyeonjuneun
	Future	견줄 gyeonjul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	견주신다 gyeonjusinda	견주셔 gyeonjusyeo	견주세요, 견주셔요 gyeonjuseyo, gyeonjusyeoyo	견주십니다 gyeonjusimnida
	Past	견주셨다 gyeonjusyeotda	견주셨어 gyeonjusyeosseo	견주셨어요 gyeonjusyeosseoyo	견주셨습니다 gyeonjusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	견주시느냐 gyeonjusineunya	견주셔 gyeonjusyeo	견주세요, 견주셔요 gyeonjuseyo, gyeonjusyeoyo	견주십니까 gyeonjusimnikka
	Past	견주셨느냐 gyeonjusyeonneunya	견주셨어 gyeonjusyeosseo	견주셨어요 gyeonjusyeosseoyo	견주셨습니까 gyeonjusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		견주시라 gyeonjusira	견주셔 gyeonjusyeo	견주세요 gyeonjuseyo	견주십시오 gyeonjusipsio
Assertive		견주시겠다 gyeonjusigetda	견주시겠어 gyeonjusigesseo	견주시겠어요 gyeonjusigesseoyo	견주시겠습니다 gyeonjusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		견주셔 gyeonjusyeo	견주셔서 gyeonjusyeoseo	견주시니 gyeonjusini	견주시니까 gyeonjusinikka
Contrast		견주시지만 gyeonjusijiman	견주시는데 gyeonjusineunde	견주시더니 gyeonjusideoni
Conjunction		견주시고 gyeonjusigo
Condition		견주시면 gyeonjusimyeon	견주셔야 gyeonjusyeoya
Motive		견주시려고 gyeonjusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		견주심 gyeonjusim	견주시기 gyeonjusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		견주셨음 gyeonjusyeosseum	견주셨기 gyeonjusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	견주신 gyeonjusin
	Present	견주시는 gyeonjusineun
	Future	견주실 gyeonjusil

    Selected forms of the verb 견주다 (gyeonjuda): vowel-stem, regular