성공하다

Korean

Etymology

성공(成功) (seonggong) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ŋɡo̞ŋɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [성공하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seonggonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seonggonghada
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏnggonghada
Yale Romanization?	sengkonghata

Verb

성공하다 • (seonggonghada) (infinitive 성공해 or 성공하여, sequential 성공하니)

1. to succeed

   Antonym: 실패하다 (silpaehada)

   성공하기 힘들다.

   Seonggonghagi himdeulda.

   It is difficult to be successful.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 성공하다 (seonggonghada): 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	성공한다 seonggonghanda	성공해 seonggonghae	성공해요 seonggonghaeyo	성공합니다 seonggonghamnida
	Past	성공했다 seonggonghaetda	성공했어 seonggonghaesseo	성공했어요 seonggonghaesseoyo	성공했습니다 seonggonghaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	성공하느냐 seonggonghaneunya	성공해 seonggonghae	성공해요 seonggonghaeyo	성공합니까 seonggonghamnikka
	Past	성공했느냐 seonggonghaenneunya	성공했어 seonggonghaesseo	성공했어요 seonggonghaesseoyo	성공했습니까 seonggonghaetseumnikka
Hortative		성공하자 seonggonghaja	성공해 seonggonghae	성공해요 seonggonghaeyo	성공하십시다 seonggonghasipsida
Imperative		성공해라, 성공하여라 seonggonghaera, seonggonghayeora	성공해 seonggonghae	성공해요 seonggonghaeyo	성공합시오 seonggonghapsio
Assertive		성공하겠다 seonggonghagetda	성공하겠어 seonggonghagesseo	성공하겠어요 seonggonghagesseoyo	성공하겠습니다 seonggonghagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		성공해 seonggonghae	성공해서, 성공하여서 seonggonghaeseo, seonggonghayeoseo	성공하니 seonggonghani	성공하니까 seonggonghanikka
Contrast		성공하지만 seonggonghajiman	성공하는데 seonggonghaneunde	성공하더니 seonggonghadeoni
Conjunction		성공하고 seonggonghago
Condition		성공하면 seonggonghamyeon	성공해야, 성공하여야 seonggonghaeya, seonggonghayeoya
Motive		성공하려고 seonggongharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		성공함 seonggongham	성공하기 seonggonghagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		성공했음, 성공하였음 seonggonghaesseum, seonggonghayeosseum	성공했기, 성공하였기 seonggonghaetgi, seonggonghayeotgi
Determiners	Past	성공한 seonggonghan
	Present	성공하는 seonggonghaneun
	Future	성공할 seonggonghal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	성공하신다 seonggonghasinda	성공하셔 seonggonghasyeo	성공하세요, 성공하셔요 seonggonghaseyo, seonggonghasyeoyo	성공하십니다 seonggonghasimnida
	Past	성공하셨다 seonggonghasyeotda	성공하셨어 seonggonghasyeosseo	성공하셨어요 seonggonghasyeosseoyo	성공하셨습니다 seonggonghasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	성공하시느냐 seonggonghasineunya	성공하셔 seonggonghasyeo	성공하세요, 성공하셔요 seonggonghaseyo, seonggonghasyeoyo	성공하십니까 seonggonghasimnikka
	Past	성공하셨느냐 seonggonghasyeonneunya	성공하셨어 seonggonghasyeosseo	성공하셨어요 seonggonghasyeosseoyo	성공하셨습니까 seonggonghasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		성공하시라 seonggonghasira	성공하셔 seonggonghasyeo	성공하세요 seonggonghaseyo	성공하십시오 seonggonghasipsio
Assertive		성공하시겠다 seonggonghasigetda	성공하시겠어 seonggonghasigesseo	성공하시겠어요 seonggonghasigesseoyo	성공하시겠습니다 seonggonghasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		성공하셔 seonggonghasyeo	성공하셔서 seonggonghasyeoseo	성공하시니 seonggonghasini	성공하시니까 seonggonghasinikka
Contrast		성공하시지만 seonggonghasijiman	성공하시는데 seonggonghasineunde	성공하시더니 seonggonghasideoni
Conjunction		성공하시고 seonggonghasigo
Condition		성공하시면 seonggonghasimyeon	성공하셔야 seonggonghasyeoya
Motive		성공하시려고 seonggonghasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		성공하심 seonggonghasim	성공하시기 seonggonghasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		성공하셨음 seonggonghasyeosseum	성공하셨기 seonggonghasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	성공하신 seonggonghasin
	Present	성공하시는 seonggonghasineun
	Future	성공하실 seonggonghasil