잘하다
Korean
Etymology
From 잘 (jal, “well”) and the native Korean verb 하다 (hada, “to do”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key)[t͡ɕa̠ɾɦa̠da̠]
- Phonetic Hangul[잘하다]
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Verb
잘하다 • (jalhada) (infinitive 잘해 or 잘하여, sequential 잘하니)
- to do something well, to be good at
Usage notes
- It is very commonly confused with 잘 하다.
- 공부를 잘해요.
- Gongbureul jalhaeyo.
- He is good at studying.
- 공부를 잘 하고 있어요.
- Gongbureul jal hago isseoyo.
- I am studying well now.
- 잘하다 is pronounced as a single word, while 잘 하다 has a pause after 잘.
Conjugation
Selected forms of the verb 잘하다 (jalhada)
| Stems | |
|---|---|
| Stem 1 | 잘하 (jalha) |
| Stem 2 | 잘해 (jalhae) |
| Stem 2a | 잘하여 (jalhayeo) |
| Stem 3 | 잘하 (jalha) |
| Conjugation type | 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 | 잘한다 jalhanda | 잘해 jalhae | 잘해요 jalhaeyo | 잘합니다 jalhamnida |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past | 잘했다 jalhaetda | 잘했어 jalhaesseo | 잘했어요 jalhaesseoyo | 잘했습니다 jalhaetseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 잘하느냐 jalhaneunya | 잘해 jalhae | 잘해요 jalhaeyo | 잘합니까 jalhamnikka |
| Past | 잘했느냐 jalhaenneunya | 잘했어 jalhaesseo | 잘했어요 jalhaesseoyo | 잘했습니까 jalhaetseumnikka | |
| Hortative | 잘하자 jalhaja | 잘해 jalhae | 잘해요 jalhaeyo | 잘합시다 jalhapsida | |
| Imperative | 잘해라, 잘하여라 jalhaera, jalhayeora | 잘해 jalhae | 잘해요 jalhaeyo | 잘합시오 jalhapsio | |
| Assertive | 잘하겠다 jalhagetda | 잘하겠어 jalhagesseo | 잘하겠어요 jalhagesseoyo | 잘하겠습니다 jalhagetseumnida | |
| Connective forms | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 잘해 jalhae | 잘해서, 잘하여서 jalhaeseo, jalhayeoseo | 잘하니 jalhani | 잘하니까 jalhanikka | |
| Contrast | 잘하지만 jalhajiman | 잘하는데 jalhaneunde | 잘하더니 jalhadeoni | ||
| Conjunction | 잘하고 jalhago | ||||
| Condition | 잘하면 jalhamyeon | 잘해야, 잘하여야 jalhaeya, jalhayeoya | |||
| Motive | 잘하려고 jalharyeogo | ||||
| Noun and determiner forms | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 잘함 jalham | 잘하기 jalhagi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 잘했음, 잘하였음 jalhaesseum, jalhayeosseum | 잘했기, 잘하였기 jalhaetgi, jalhayeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Past | 잘한 jalhan | |||
| Present | 잘하는 jalhaneun | ||||
| Future | 잘할 jalhal | ||||
| Sentence-final forms with honorific | |||||
| Formal non-polite (해라체) | Informal non-polite (해체) | Informal polite (해요체) | Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 잘하신다 jalhasinda | 잘하셔 jalhasyeo | 잘하세요, 잘하셔요 jalhaseyo, jalhasyeoyo | 잘하십니다 jalhasimnida |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past | 잘하셨다 jalhasyeotda | 잘하셨어 jalhasyeosseo | 잘하셨어요 jalhasyeosseoyo | 잘하셨습니다 jalhasyeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 잘하시느냐 jalhasineunya | 잘하셔 jalhasyeo | 잘하세요, 잘하셔요 jalhaseyo, jalhasyeoyo | 잘하십니까 jalhasimnikka |
| Past | 잘하셨느냐 jalhasyeonneunya | 잘하셨어 jalhasyeosseo | 잘하셨어요 jalhasyeosseoyo | 잘하셨습니까 jalhasyeotseumnikka | |
| Imperative | 잘하시라 jalhasira | 잘하셔 jalhasyeo | 잘하세요 jalhaseyo | 잘하십시오 jalhasipsio | |
| Assertive | 잘하시겠다 jalhasigetda | 잘하시겠어 jalhasigesseo | 잘하시겠어요 jalhasigesseoyo | 잘하시겠습니다 jalhasigetseumnida | |
| Connective forms with honorific | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 잘하셔 jalhasyeo | 잘하셔서 jalhasyeoseo | 잘하시니 jalhasini | 잘하시니까 jalhasinikka | |
| Contrast | 잘하시지만 jalhasijiman | 잘하시는데 jalhasineunde | 잘하시더니 jalhasideoni | ||
| Conjunction | 잘하시고 jalhasigo | ||||
| Condition | 잘하시면 jalhasimyeon | 잘하셔야 jalhasyeoya | |||
| Motive | 잘하시려고 jalhasiryeogo | ||||
| Noun and determiner forms with honorific | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 잘하심 jalhasim | 잘하시기 jalhasigi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 잘하셨음 jalhasyeosseum | 잘하셨기 jalhasyeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Past | 잘하신 jalhasin | |||
| Present | 잘하시는 jalhasineun | ||||
| Future | 잘하실 jalhasil | ||||
Antonyms
- 못하다 (mothada)