위하다

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Korean[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

위(爲) (wi, for) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs). From Middle Korean 위〯ᄒᆞ다〮 (Yale: wǔy-hòtá, “to do for the sake of”), appearing in the earliest Middle Korean texts in both Hangul and mixed script forms.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɥiɦa̠da̠] ~ [yɦa̠da̠]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wihada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wihada
McCune–Reischauer?wihada
Yale Romanization?wihata

Verb[edit]

위하다 (wihada) (infinitive 위해 or 위하여, sequential 위하니, hanja 爲하다) (transitive)

  1. to help, to serve, to benefit; to honour, to esteem
  2. to do for the sake of / for the purpose of
    세계평화 위하여segyepyeonghwa-reul wihayeofor the sake of world peace
Usage notes[edit]

Most commonly used in the indefinite (위하여/위해) and determinative (위한) forms, in structures such as 하기 위하여 (hagi wihayeo), 나라 위하여 (nara-reul wihayeo).

Conjugation[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

위(謂) (wi, say; call) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wihada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wihada
McCune–Reischauer?wihada
Yale Romanization?wihata

Verb[edit]

위하다 (wihada) (infinitive 위해 or 위하여, sequential 위하니, hanja 謂하다)

  1. (archaic Literary Chinese-style Korean) to say; to call
Conjugation[edit]