겨누다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Sinjeung yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576, as Middle Korean 견후다 (Yale: kyenhwuta).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjʌ̹nuda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [겨누다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyeonuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyeonuda
McCune–Reischauer?	kyŏnuda
Yale Romanization?	kyenwuta

Verb

겨누다 • (gyeonuda) (infinitive 겨누어 or 겨눠, sequential 겨누니)

1. (transitive) to take aim at (target); to aim at
2. (transitive) to take measure of (dimension)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 겨누다 (gyeonuda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	겨눈다 gyeonunda	겨누어 gyeonueo	겨누어요, 겨눠요 gyeonueoyo, gyeonwoyo	겨눕니다 gyeonumnida
	Past	겨누었다 gyeonueotda	겨누었어 gyeonueosseo	겨누었어요 gyeonueosseoyo	겨누었습니다 gyeonueotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	겨누느냐 gyeonuneunya	겨누어 gyeonueo	겨누어요, 겨눠요 gyeonueoyo, gyeonwoyo	겨눕니까 gyeonumnikka
	Past	겨누었느냐 gyeonueonneunya	겨누었어 gyeonueosseo	겨누었어요 gyeonueosseoyo	겨누었습니까 gyeonueotseumnikka
Hortative		겨누자 gyeonuja	겨누어 gyeonueo	겨누어요, 겨눠요 gyeonueoyo, gyeonwoyo	겨누십시다 gyeonusipsida
Imperative		겨누어라, 겨눠라 gyeonueora, gyeonwora	겨누어 gyeonueo	겨누어요, 겨눠요 gyeonueoyo, gyeonwoyo	겨눕시오 gyeonupsio
Assertive		겨누겠다 gyeonugetda	겨누겠어 gyeonugesseo	겨누겠어요 gyeonugesseoyo	겨누겠습니다 gyeonugetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		겨누어 gyeonueo	겨누어서, 겨눠서 gyeonueoseo, gyeonwoseo	겨누니 gyeonuni	겨누니까 gyeonunikka
Contrast		겨누지만 gyeonujiman	겨누는데 gyeonuneunde	겨누더니 gyeonudeoni
Conjunction		겨누고 gyeonugo
Condition		겨누면 gyeonumyeon	겨누어야, 겨눠야 gyeonueoya, gyeonwoya
Motive		겨누려고 gyeonuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		겨눔 gyeonum	겨누기 gyeonugi
Past-tense verbal nouns		겨누었음, 겨눴음 gyeonueosseum, gyeonwosseum	겨누었기, 겨눴기 gyeonueotgi, gyeonwotgi
Determiners	Past	겨눈 gyeonun
	Present	겨누는 gyeonuneun
	Future	겨눌 gyeonul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	겨누신다 gyeonusinda	겨누셔 gyeonusyeo	겨누세요, 겨누셔요 gyeonuseyo, gyeonusyeoyo	겨누십니다 gyeonusimnida
	Past	겨누셨다 gyeonusyeotda	겨누셨어 gyeonusyeosseo	겨누셨어요 gyeonusyeosseoyo	겨누셨습니다 gyeonusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	겨누시느냐 gyeonusineunya	겨누셔 gyeonusyeo	겨누세요, 겨누셔요 gyeonuseyo, gyeonusyeoyo	겨누십니까 gyeonusimnikka
	Past	겨누셨느냐 gyeonusyeonneunya	겨누셨어 gyeonusyeosseo	겨누셨어요 gyeonusyeosseoyo	겨누셨습니까 gyeonusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		겨누시라 gyeonusira	겨누셔 gyeonusyeo	겨누세요 gyeonuseyo	겨누십시오 gyeonusipsio
Assertive		겨누시겠다 gyeonusigetda	겨누시겠어 gyeonusigesseo	겨누시겠어요 gyeonusigesseoyo	겨누시겠습니다 gyeonusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		겨누셔 gyeonusyeo	겨누셔서 gyeonusyeoseo	겨누시니 gyeonusini	겨누시니까 gyeonusinikka
Contrast		겨누시지만 gyeonusijiman	겨누시는데 gyeonusineunde	겨누시더니 gyeonusideoni
Conjunction		겨누시고 gyeonusigo
Condition		겨누시면 gyeonusimyeon	겨누셔야 gyeonusyeoya
Motive		겨누시려고 gyeonusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		겨누심 gyeonusim	겨누시기 gyeonusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		겨누셨음 gyeonusyeosseum	겨누셨기 gyeonusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	겨누신 gyeonusin
	Present	겨누시는 gyeonusineun
	Future	겨누실 gyeonusil

Derived terms

• 겨누기 (gyeonugi, “aim”)
• 겨눔 (gyeonum)
• 눈겨눔 (nun'gyeonum)
• 막대겨눔 (makdaegyeonum)