명중하다

Korean

Etymology

From 명중(命中) (myeongjung, “hitting the target”) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeongjunghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeongjunghada
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏngjunghada
Yale Romanization?	myēngcwunghata

Verb

명중하다 • (myeongjunghada) (infinitive 명중해 or 명중하여, sequential 명중하니)

1. to hit the mark, hit the target/bullseye

   급소에 명중하다 ― geupso-e myeongjunghada ― to nail the vital part

   단발에 명중하다 ― danbar-e myeongjunghada ― to hit the mark in a single shot

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 명중하다 (myeongjunghada): 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	명중한다 myeongjunghanda	명중해 myeongjunghae	명중해요 myeongjunghaeyo	명중합니다 myeongjunghamnida
	Past	명중했다 myeongjunghaetda	명중했어 myeongjunghaesseo	명중했어요 myeongjunghaesseoyo	명중했습니다 myeongjunghaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	명중하느냐 myeongjunghaneunya	명중해 myeongjunghae	명중해요 myeongjunghaeyo	명중합니까 myeongjunghamnikka
	Past	명중했느냐 myeongjunghaenneunya	명중했어 myeongjunghaesseo	명중했어요 myeongjunghaesseoyo	명중했습니까 myeongjunghaetseumnikka
Hortative		명중하자 myeongjunghaja	명중해 myeongjunghae	명중해요 myeongjunghaeyo	명중하십시다 myeongjunghasipsida
Imperative		명중해라, 명중하여라 myeongjunghaera, myeongjunghayeora	명중해 myeongjunghae	명중해요 myeongjunghaeyo	명중합시오 myeongjunghapsio
Assertive		명중하겠다 myeongjunghagetda	명중하겠어 myeongjunghagesseo	명중하겠어요 myeongjunghagesseoyo	명중하겠습니다 myeongjunghagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		명중해 myeongjunghae	명중해서, 명중하여서 myeongjunghaeseo, myeongjunghayeoseo	명중하니 myeongjunghani	명중하니까 myeongjunghanikka
Contrast		명중하지만 myeongjunghajiman	명중하는데 myeongjunghaneunde	명중하더니 myeongjunghadeoni
Conjunction		명중하고 myeongjunghago
Condition		명중하면 myeongjunghamyeon	명중해야, 명중하여야 myeongjunghaeya, myeongjunghayeoya
Motive		명중하려고 myeongjungharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		명중함 myeongjungham	명중하기 myeongjunghagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		명중했음, 명중하였음 myeongjunghaesseum, myeongjunghayeosseum	명중했기, 명중하였기 myeongjunghaetgi, myeongjunghayeotgi
Determiners	Past	명중한 myeongjunghan
	Present	명중하는 myeongjunghaneun
	Future	명중할 myeongjunghal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	명중하신다 myeongjunghasinda	명중하셔 myeongjunghasyeo	명중하세요, 명중하셔요 myeongjunghaseyo, myeongjunghasyeoyo	명중하십니다 myeongjunghasimnida
	Past	명중하셨다 myeongjunghasyeotda	명중하셨어 myeongjunghasyeosseo	명중하셨어요 myeongjunghasyeosseoyo	명중하셨습니다 myeongjunghasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	명중하시느냐 myeongjunghasineunya	명중하셔 myeongjunghasyeo	명중하세요, 명중하셔요 myeongjunghaseyo, myeongjunghasyeoyo	명중하십니까 myeongjunghasimnikka
	Past	명중하셨느냐 myeongjunghasyeonneunya	명중하셨어 myeongjunghasyeosseo	명중하셨어요 myeongjunghasyeosseoyo	명중하셨습니까 myeongjunghasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		명중하시라 myeongjunghasira	명중하셔 myeongjunghasyeo	명중하세요 myeongjunghaseyo	명중하십시오 myeongjunghasipsio
Assertive		명중하시겠다 myeongjunghasigetda	명중하시겠어 myeongjunghasigesseo	명중하시겠어요 myeongjunghasigesseoyo	명중하시겠습니다 myeongjunghasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		명중하셔 myeongjunghasyeo	명중하셔서 myeongjunghasyeoseo	명중하시니 myeongjunghasini	명중하시니까 myeongjunghasinikka
Contrast		명중하시지만 myeongjunghasijiman	명중하시는데 myeongjunghasineunde	명중하시더니 myeongjunghasideoni
Conjunction		명중하시고 myeongjunghasigo
Condition		명중하시면 myeongjunghasimyeon	명중하셔야 myeongjunghasyeoya
Motive		명중하시려고 myeongjunghasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		명중하심 myeongjunghasim	명중하시기 myeongjunghasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		명중하셨음 myeongjunghasyeosseum	명중하셨기 myeongjunghasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	명중하신 myeongjunghasin
	Present	명중하시는 myeongjunghasineun
	Future	명중하실 myeongjunghasil