겨냥하다

to aim at

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
겨냥하는
아/어Infinitive
겨냥해
-으니Since
겨냥하니
합니다Formal
겨냥합니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 겨냥해요겨냥합니다겨냥해겨냥한다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 겨냥했어요겨냥했습니다겨냥했어겨냥했다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 겨냥하겠어요겨냥하겠습니다겨냥하겠어겨냥하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 겨냥할 거예요겨냥할 것입니다겨냥할 거야겨냥할 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 겨냥해요?겨냥합니까?겨냥해?겨냥하니?
과거Past 겨냥했어요?겨냥했습니까?겨냥했어?겨냥했니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 겨냥하세요겨냥하십시오겨냥해겨냥해라
청유Let's 겨냥해요겨냥합시다겨냥해겨냥하자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 겨냥해요안 겨냥합니다안 겨냥해안 겨냥한다
-지 않다Not (long) 겨냥하지 않아요겨냥하지 않습니다겨냥하지 않아겨냥하지 않는다
못Cannot 못 겨냥해요못 겨냥합니다못 겨냥해못 겨냥한다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 겨냥하세요겨냥하십니다겨냥하셔겨냥하신다
과거Past 겨냥하셨어요겨냥하셨습니다겨냥하셨어겨냥하셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
겨냥하는
과거Past
겨냥한
미래Future
겨냥할
회상Used to
겨냥하던

Joining 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

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 겨냥하고 있어요겨냥하고 있습니다겨냥하고 있어겨냥하고 있다
과거Was doing 겨냥하고 있었어요겨냥하고 있었습니다겨냥하고 있었어겨냥하고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

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!

Common 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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