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.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 겨냥해요겨냥합니다겨냥해겨냥한다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 겨냥했어요겨냥했습니다겨냥했어겨냥했다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

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

의문Questions

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

명령Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 겨냥하세요겨냥하십시오겨냥해겨냥해라
청유Let's 겨냥해요겨냥합시다겨냥해겨냥하자

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 겨냥해요안 겨냥합니다안 겨냥해안 겨냥한다
-지 않다Not (long) 겨냥하지 않아요겨냥하지 않습니다겨냥하지 않아겨냥하지 않는다
Cannot 못 겨냥해요못 겨냥합니다못 겨냥해못 겨냥한다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 겨냥하세요겨냥하십니다겨냥하셔겨냥하신다
과거Past 겨냥하셨어요겨냥하셨습니다겨냥하셨어겨냥하셨다

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

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

문형Sentence patterns

How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.

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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