전공하다

Korean

Etymology

전공(專攻) (jeon'gong) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹nɡo̞ŋɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [전공하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeon'gonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeongonghada
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏn'gonghada
Yale Romanization?	cenkonghata

Verb

전공하다 • (jeon'gonghada) (infinitive 전공해 or 전공하여, sequential 전공하니)

1. to major in (course of study)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 전공하다 (jeon'gonghada): 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	전공한다 jeon'gonghanda	전공해 jeon'gonghae	전공해요 jeon'gonghaeyo	전공합니다 jeon'gonghamnida
	Past	전공했다 jeon'gonghaetda	전공했어 jeon'gonghaesseo	전공했어요 jeon'gonghaesseoyo	전공했습니다 jeon'gonghaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	전공하느냐 jeon'gonghaneunya	전공해 jeon'gonghae	전공해요 jeon'gonghaeyo	전공합니까 jeon'gonghamnikka
	Past	전공했느냐 jeon'gonghaenneunya	전공했어 jeon'gonghaesseo	전공했어요 jeon'gonghaesseoyo	전공했습니까 jeon'gonghaetseumnikka
Hortative		전공하자 jeon'gonghaja	전공해 jeon'gonghae	전공해요 jeon'gonghaeyo	전공하십시다 jeon'gonghasipsida
Imperative		전공해라, 전공하여라 jeon'gonghaera, jeon'gonghayeora	전공해 jeon'gonghae	전공해요 jeon'gonghaeyo	전공합시오 jeon'gonghapsio
Assertive		전공하겠다 jeon'gonghagetda	전공하겠어 jeon'gonghagesseo	전공하겠어요 jeon'gonghagesseoyo	전공하겠습니다 jeon'gonghagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		전공해 jeon'gonghae	전공해서, 전공하여서 jeon'gonghaeseo, jeon'gonghayeoseo	전공하니 jeon'gonghani	전공하니까 jeon'gonghanikka
Contrast		전공하지만 jeon'gonghajiman	전공하는데 jeon'gonghaneunde	전공하더니 jeon'gonghadeoni
Conjunction		전공하고 jeon'gonghago
Condition		전공하면 jeon'gonghamyeon	전공해야, 전공하여야 jeon'gonghaeya, jeon'gonghayeoya
Motive		전공하려고 jeon'gongharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		전공함 jeon'gongham	전공하기 jeon'gonghagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		전공했음, 전공하였음 jeon'gonghaesseum, jeon'gonghayeosseum	전공했기, 전공하였기 jeon'gonghaetgi, jeon'gonghayeotgi
Determiners	Past	전공한 jeon'gonghan
	Present	전공하는 jeon'gonghaneun
	Future	전공할 jeon'gonghal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	전공하신다 jeon'gonghasinda	전공하셔 jeon'gonghasyeo	전공하세요, 전공하셔요 jeon'gonghaseyo, jeon'gonghasyeoyo	전공하십니다 jeon'gonghasimnida
	Past	전공하셨다 jeon'gonghasyeotda	전공하셨어 jeon'gonghasyeosseo	전공하셨어요 jeon'gonghasyeosseoyo	전공하셨습니다 jeon'gonghasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	전공하시느냐 jeon'gonghasineunya	전공하셔 jeon'gonghasyeo	전공하세요, 전공하셔요 jeon'gonghaseyo, jeon'gonghasyeoyo	전공하십니까 jeon'gonghasimnikka
	Past	전공하셨느냐 jeon'gonghasyeonneunya	전공하셨어 jeon'gonghasyeosseo	전공하셨어요 jeon'gonghasyeosseoyo	전공하셨습니까 jeon'gonghasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		전공하시라 jeon'gonghasira	전공하셔 jeon'gonghasyeo	전공하세요 jeon'gonghaseyo	전공하십시오 jeon'gonghasipsio
Assertive		전공하시겠다 jeon'gonghasigetda	전공하시겠어 jeon'gonghasigesseo	전공하시겠어요 jeon'gonghasigesseoyo	전공하시겠습니다 jeon'gonghasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		전공하셔 jeon'gonghasyeo	전공하셔서 jeon'gonghasyeoseo	전공하시니 jeon'gonghasini	전공하시니까 jeon'gonghasinikka
Contrast		전공하시지만 jeon'gonghasijiman	전공하시는데 jeon'gonghasineunde	전공하시더니 jeon'gonghasideoni
Conjunction		전공하시고 jeon'gonghasigo
Condition		전공하시면 jeon'gonghasimyeon	전공하셔야 jeon'gonghasyeoya
Motive		전공하시려고 jeon'gonghasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		전공하심 jeon'gonghasim	전공하시기 jeon'gonghasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		전공하셨음 jeon'gonghasyeosseum	전공하셨기 jeon'gonghasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	전공하신 jeon'gonghasin
	Present	전공하시는 jeon'gonghasineun
	Future	전공하실 jeon'gonghasil