겨냥하다 Korean verb conjugation
to aim at
Every form of 겨냥하다 across the four speech levels. It is 여 irregular — 하다 and every verb built on it: 하다 → 하여 → 해요.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 겨냥하는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 겨냥해
- -으니Since
- 겨냥하니
- 합니다Formal
- 겨냥합니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 겨냥해요 | 겨냥합니다 | 겨냥해 | 겨냥한다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 겨냥했어요 | 겨냥했습니다 | 겨냥했어 | 겨냥했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 겨냥하겠어요 | 겨냥하겠습니다 | 겨냥하겠어 | 겨냥하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 겨냥할 거예요 | 겨냥할 것입니다 | 겨냥할 거야 | 겨냥할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 겨냥해요? | 겨냥합니까? | 겨냥해? | 겨냥하니? |
| 과거Past | 겨냥했어요? | 겨냥했습니까? | 겨냥했어? | 겨냥했니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 겨냥하세요 | 겨냥하십시오 | 겨냥해 | 겨냥해라 |
| 청유Let's | 겨냥해요 | 겨냥합시다 | 겨냥해 | 겨냥하자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 겨냥해요 | 안 겨냥합니다 | 안 겨냥해 | 안 겨냥한다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 겨냥하지 않아요 | 겨냥하지 않습니다 | 겨냥하지 않아 | 겨냥하지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 겨냥해요 | 못 겨냥합니다 | 못 겨냥해 | 못 겨냥한다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 겨냥하세요 | 겨냥하십니다 | 겨냥하셔 | 겨냥하신다 |
| 과거Past | 겨냥하셨어요 | 겨냥하셨습니다 | 겨냥하셨어 | 겨냥하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 겨냥하는
- 과거Past
- 겨냥한
- 미래Future
- 겨냥할
- 회상Used to
- 겨냥하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 겨냥하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 겨냥하게
- -어서so / and then
- 겨냥해서
- -으니까since
- 겨냥하니까
- -으면if / when
- 겨냥하면
- -지만but
- 겨냥하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 겨냥하는데
- -어도even if
- 겨냥해도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 겨냥하고 있어요 | 겨냥하고 있습니다 | 겨냥하고 있어 | 겨냥하고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 겨냥하고 있었어요 | 겨냥하고 있었습니다 | 겨냥하고 있었어 | 겨냥하고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 겨냥하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
EM: 세계 시장을 겨냥해야만 해요.
We need to address a global market.
건강에 최고 영향력을 겨냥할 것입니다.
We want them to aim for the greatest health impact.
널 겨냥하고 있어
It's locked on to you.
적의 눈을 겨냥해라!
Aim for the eyes!
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 겨냥하다 in Korean?
겨냥하다 (to aim at) is 겨냥해요 in the polite 해요체, 겨냥합니다 in formal 합니다체, 겨냥해 in casual 반말 and 겨냥한다 in the plain written style. The past is 겨냥했어요.
What is the past tense of 겨냥하다?
겨냥했어요 in everyday polite speech, 겨냥했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 겨냥하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 겨냥하다 irregular?
Yes — it is 여 irregular (여 불규칙). 하다 and every verb built on it: 하다 → 하여 → 해요. That is why the stem looks different in 겨냥하여 and 겨냥하니 but unchanged in 겨냥합니다.
What TOPIK level is 겨냥하다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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