상상하다

Korean

Etymology

상상(想像) (sangsang) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sangsanghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sangsanghada
McCune–Reischauer?	sangsanghada
Yale Romanization?	sāngsanghata

Verb

상상하다 • (sangsanghada) (infinitive 상상해 or 상상하여, sequential 상상하니)

1. (transitive) to imagine

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 상상하다 (sangsanghada): 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	상상한다 sangsanghanda	상상해 sangsanghae	상상해요 sangsanghaeyo	상상합니다 sangsanghamnida
	Past	상상했다 sangsanghaetda	상상했어 sangsanghaesseo	상상했어요 sangsanghaesseoyo	상상했습니다 sangsanghaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	상상하느냐 sangsanghaneunya	상상해 sangsanghae	상상해요 sangsanghaeyo	상상합니까 sangsanghamnikka
	Past	상상했느냐 sangsanghaenneunya	상상했어 sangsanghaesseo	상상했어요 sangsanghaesseoyo	상상했습니까 sangsanghaetseumnikka
Hortative		상상하자 sangsanghaja	상상해 sangsanghae	상상해요 sangsanghaeyo	상상하십시다 sangsanghasipsida
Imperative		상상해라, 상상하여라 sangsanghaera, sangsanghayeora	상상해 sangsanghae	상상해요 sangsanghaeyo	상상합시오 sangsanghapsio
Assertive		상상하겠다 sangsanghagetda	상상하겠어 sangsanghagesseo	상상하겠어요 sangsanghagesseoyo	상상하겠습니다 sangsanghagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		상상해 sangsanghae	상상해서, 상상하여서 sangsanghaeseo, sangsanghayeoseo	상상하니 sangsanghani	상상하니까 sangsanghanikka
Contrast		상상하지만 sangsanghajiman	상상하는데 sangsanghaneunde	상상하더니 sangsanghadeoni
Conjunction		상상하고 sangsanghago
Condition		상상하면 sangsanghamyeon	상상해야, 상상하여야 sangsanghaeya, sangsanghayeoya
Motive		상상하려고 sangsangharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		상상함 sangsangham	상상하기 sangsanghagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		상상했음, 상상하였음 sangsanghaesseum, sangsanghayeosseum	상상했기, 상상하였기 sangsanghaetgi, sangsanghayeotgi
Determiners	Past	상상한 sangsanghan
	Present	상상하는 sangsanghaneun
	Future	상상할 sangsanghal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	상상하신다 sangsanghasinda	상상하셔 sangsanghasyeo	상상하세요, 상상하셔요 sangsanghaseyo, sangsanghasyeoyo	상상하십니다 sangsanghasimnida
	Past	상상하셨다 sangsanghasyeotda	상상하셨어 sangsanghasyeosseo	상상하셨어요 sangsanghasyeosseoyo	상상하셨습니다 sangsanghasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	상상하시느냐 sangsanghasineunya	상상하셔 sangsanghasyeo	상상하세요, 상상하셔요 sangsanghaseyo, sangsanghasyeoyo	상상하십니까 sangsanghasimnikka
	Past	상상하셨느냐 sangsanghasyeonneunya	상상하셨어 sangsanghasyeosseo	상상하셨어요 sangsanghasyeosseoyo	상상하셨습니까 sangsanghasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		상상하시라 sangsanghasira	상상하셔 sangsanghasyeo	상상하세요 sangsanghaseyo	상상하십시오 sangsanghasipsio
Assertive		상상하시겠다 sangsanghasigetda	상상하시겠어 sangsanghasigesseo	상상하시겠어요 sangsanghasigesseoyo	상상하시겠습니다 sangsanghasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		상상하셔 sangsanghasyeo	상상하셔서 sangsanghasyeoseo	상상하시니 sangsanghasini	상상하시니까 sangsanghasinikka
Contrast		상상하시지만 sangsanghasijiman	상상하시는데 sangsanghasineunde	상상하시더니 sangsanghasideoni
Conjunction		상상하시고 sangsanghasigo
Condition		상상하시면 sangsanghasimyeon	상상하셔야 sangsanghasyeoya
Motive		상상하시려고 sangsanghasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		상상하심 sangsanghasim	상상하시기 sangsanghasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		상상하셨음 sangsanghasyeosseum	상상하셨기 sangsanghasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	상상하신 sangsanghasin
	Present	상상하시는 sangsanghasineun
	Future	상상하실 sangsanghasil