발명하다

Korean

Etymology

발명(發明) (balmyeong, “invention”) +‎ -하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	balmyeonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	balmyeonghada
McCune–Reischauer?	palmyŏnghata
Yale Romanization?	pāl.myenghaqta

Verb

발명하다 • (balmyeonghada) (infinitive 발명해 or 발명하여, sequential 발명하니)

1. (transitive) to invent

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 발명하다 (balmyeonghada): 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	발명한다 balmyeonghanda	발명해 balmyeonghae	발명해요 balmyeonghaeyo	발명합니다 balmyeonghamnida
	Past	발명했다 balmyeonghaetda	발명했어 balmyeonghaesseo	발명했어요 balmyeonghaesseoyo	발명했습니다 balmyeonghaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	발명하느냐 balmyeonghaneunya	발명해 balmyeonghae	발명해요 balmyeonghaeyo	발명합니까 balmyeonghamnikka
	Past	발명했느냐 balmyeonghaenneunya	발명했어 balmyeonghaesseo	발명했어요 balmyeonghaesseoyo	발명했습니까 balmyeonghaetseumnikka
Hortative		발명하자 balmyeonghaja	발명해 balmyeonghae	발명해요 balmyeonghaeyo	발명하십시다 balmyeonghasipsida
Imperative		발명해라, 발명하여라 balmyeonghaera, balmyeonghayeora	발명해 balmyeonghae	발명해요 balmyeonghaeyo	발명합시오 balmyeonghapsio
Assertive		발명하겠다 balmyeonghagetda	발명하겠어 balmyeonghagesseo	발명하겠어요 balmyeonghagesseoyo	발명하겠습니다 balmyeonghagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		발명해 balmyeonghae	발명해서, 발명하여서 balmyeonghaeseo, balmyeonghayeoseo	발명하니 balmyeonghani	발명하니까 balmyeonghanikka
Contrast		발명하지만 balmyeonghajiman	발명하는데 balmyeonghaneunde	발명하더니 balmyeonghadeoni
Conjunction		발명하고 balmyeonghago
Condition		발명하면 balmyeonghamyeon	발명해야, 발명하여야 balmyeonghaeya, balmyeonghayeoya
Motive		발명하려고 balmyeongharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		발명함 balmyeongham	발명하기 balmyeonghagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		발명했음, 발명하였음 balmyeonghaesseum, balmyeonghayeosseum	발명했기, 발명하였기 balmyeonghaetgi, balmyeonghayeotgi
Determiners	Past	발명한 balmyeonghan
	Present	발명하는 balmyeonghaneun
	Future	발명할 balmyeonghal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	발명하신다 balmyeonghasinda	발명하셔 balmyeonghasyeo	발명하세요, 발명하셔요 balmyeonghaseyo, balmyeonghasyeoyo	발명하십니다 balmyeonghasimnida
	Past	발명하셨다 balmyeonghasyeotda	발명하셨어 balmyeonghasyeosseo	발명하셨어요 balmyeonghasyeosseoyo	발명하셨습니다 balmyeonghasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	발명하시느냐 balmyeonghasineunya	발명하셔 balmyeonghasyeo	발명하세요, 발명하셔요 balmyeonghaseyo, balmyeonghasyeoyo	발명하십니까 balmyeonghasimnikka
	Past	발명하셨느냐 balmyeonghasyeonneunya	발명하셨어 balmyeonghasyeosseo	발명하셨어요 balmyeonghasyeosseoyo	발명하셨습니까 balmyeonghasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		발명하시라 balmyeonghasira	발명하셔 balmyeonghasyeo	발명하세요 balmyeonghaseyo	발명하십시오 balmyeonghasipsio
Assertive		발명하시겠다 balmyeonghasigetda	발명하시겠어 balmyeonghasigesseo	발명하시겠어요 balmyeonghasigesseoyo	발명하시겠습니다 balmyeonghasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		발명하셔 balmyeonghasyeo	발명하셔서 balmyeonghasyeoseo	발명하시니 balmyeonghasini	발명하시니까 balmyeonghasinikka
Contrast		발명하시지만 balmyeonghasijiman	발명하시는데 balmyeonghasineunde	발명하시더니 balmyeonghasideoni
Conjunction		발명하시고 balmyeonghasigo
Condition		발명하시면 balmyeonghasimyeon	발명하셔야 balmyeonghasyeoya
Motive		발명하시려고 balmyeonghasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		발명하심 balmyeonghasim	발명하시기 balmyeonghasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		발명하셨음 balmyeonghasyeosseum	발명하셨기 balmyeonghasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	발명하신 balmyeonghasin
	Present	발명하시는 balmyeonghasineun
	Future	발명하실 balmyeonghasil