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 prescriptive 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)
- (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.
- Lyrics of 넌 내게 반했어 sung by Jung Yong Hwa
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 | 고백합시다 gobaekhapsida | |
| 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 | ||||