고백하다

Korean

Etymology

고백(告白) (gobaek) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)bɛkʰa̠da̠] ~ [ˈko̞(ː)be̞kʰa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)배카다/고(ː)베카다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gobaekhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gobaeghada
McCune–Reischauer?	kobaekhada
Yale Romanization?	kōpayk.hata

Verb

고백하다 • (gobaekhada) (infinitive 고백해 or 고백하여, sequential 고백하니, hanja 告白하다)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to confess
   • Lyrics of 넌 내게 반했어 sung by Jung Yong Hwa

     나도 널 사랑해 사랑해 이제 널 사랑한다 고백할거야.

     Na-do neol sarang-hae sarang-hae ije neol sarang-handa gobaek-halgeoya.

     I also love you; now I will confess that I love you.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 고백하다 (gobaekhada): 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	고백한다 gobaekhanda	고백해 gobaekhae	고백해요 gobaekhaeyo	고백합니다 gobaekhamnida
	Past	고백했다 gobaekhaetda	고백했어 gobaekhaesseo	고백했어요 gobaekhaesseoyo	고백했습니다 gobaekhaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	고백하느냐 gobaekhaneunya	고백해 gobaekhae	고백해요 gobaekhaeyo	고백합니까 gobaekhamnikka
	Past	고백했느냐 gobaekhaenneunya	고백했어 gobaekhaesseo	고백했어요 gobaekhaesseoyo	고백했습니까 gobaekhaetseumnikka
Hortative		고백하자 gobaekhaja	고백해 gobaekhae	고백해요 gobaekhaeyo	고백하십시다 gobaekhasipsida
Imperative		고백해라, 고백하여라 gobaekhaera, gobaekhayeora	고백해 gobaekhae	고백해요 gobaekhaeyo	고백합시오 gobaekhapsio
Assertive		고백하겠다 gobaekhagetda	고백하겠어 gobaekhagesseo	고백하겠어요 gobaekhagesseoyo	고백하겠습니다 gobaekhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		고백해 gobaekhae	고백해서, 고백하여서 gobaekhaeseo, gobaekhayeoseo	고백하니 gobaekhani	고백하니까 gobaekhanikka
Contrast		고백하지만 gobaekhajiman	고백하는데 gobaekhaneunde	고백하더니 gobaekhadeoni
Conjunction		고백하고 gobaekhago
Condition		고백하면 gobaekhamyeon	고백해야, 고백하여야 gobaekhaeya, gobaekhayeoya
Motive		고백하려고 gobaekharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		고백함 gobaekham	고백하기 gobaekhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		고백했음, 고백하였음 gobaekhaesseum, gobaekhayeosseum	고백했기, 고백하였기 gobaekhaetgi, gobaekhayeotgi
Determiners	Past	고백한 gobaekhan
	Present	고백하는 gobaekhaneun
	Future	고백할 gobaekhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	고백하신다 gobaekhasinda	고백하셔 gobaekhasyeo	고백하세요, 고백하셔요 gobaekhaseyo, gobaekhasyeoyo	고백하십니다 gobaekhasimnida
	Past	고백하셨다 gobaekhasyeotda	고백하셨어 gobaekhasyeosseo	고백하셨어요 gobaekhasyeosseoyo	고백하셨습니다 gobaekhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	고백하시느냐 gobaekhasineunya	고백하셔 gobaekhasyeo	고백하세요, 고백하셔요 gobaekhaseyo, gobaekhasyeoyo	고백하십니까 gobaekhasimnikka
	Past	고백하셨느냐 gobaekhasyeonneunya	고백하셨어 gobaekhasyeosseo	고백하셨어요 gobaekhasyeosseoyo	고백하셨습니까 gobaekhasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		고백하시라 gobaekhasira	고백하셔 gobaekhasyeo	고백하세요 gobaekhaseyo	고백하십시오 gobaekhasipsio
Assertive		고백하시겠다 gobaekhasigetda	고백하시겠어 gobaekhasigesseo	고백하시겠어요 gobaekhasigesseoyo	고백하시겠습니다 gobaekhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		고백하셔 gobaekhasyeo	고백하셔서 gobaekhasyeoseo	고백하시니 gobaekhasini	고백하시니까 gobaekhasinikka
Contrast		고백하시지만 gobaekhasijiman	고백하시는데 gobaekhasineunde	고백하시더니 gobaekhasideoni
Conjunction		고백하시고 gobaekhasigo
Condition		고백하시면 gobaekhasimyeon	고백하셔야 gobaekhasyeoya
Motive		고백하시려고 gobaekhasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		고백하심 gobaekhasim	고백하시기 gobaekhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		고백하셨음 gobaekhasyeosseum	고백하셨기 gobaekhasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	고백하신 gobaekhasin
	Present	고백하시는 gobaekhasineun
	Future	고백하실 gobaekhasil