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Definition 2024

위하다

위하다

Korean

Verb

위하다 • ‎(wihada) ‎(infinitive 위해 or 위하여, sequential 위하니)

to help or benefit
to do for the sake of, for the purpose of
세계평화를 위하여‎ ― segyepyeonghwa-reul wihayeo ― for the sake of world peace

Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 위하다 (wihada)

Stems
Stem 1	위하 (wiha)
Stem 2	위해 (wihae)
Stem 2a	위하여 (wihayeo)
Stem 3	위하 (wiha)
Conjugation type	Vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	위한다 wihanda past: 위했다 wihaetda	위해 wihae past: 위했어 wihaesseo	위해요 wihaeyo past: 위했어요 wihaesseoyo	위합니다 wihamnida past: 위했습니다 wihaetseumnida
Interrogative	위하느냐 wihaneunya past: 위했느냐 wihaenneunya	위해 wihae past: 위했어 wihaesseo	위해요 wihaeyo past: 위했어요 wihaesseoyo	위합니까 wihamnikka past: 위했습니까 wihaetseumnikka
hortative	위하자 wihaja	위해 wihae	위해요 wihaeyo	위합시다 wihapsida
imperative	위해라, 위하여라 wihaera, wihayeora	위해 wihae	위해요 wihaeyo	위합시오 wihapsio
Assertive	위하겠다 wihagetda	위하겠어 wihagesseo	위하겠어요 wihagesseoyo	위하겠습니다 wihagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	위해 wihae	위해서, 위하여서 wihaeseo, wihayeoseo	위하니 wihani	위하니까 wihanikka
Contrast	위하지만 wihajiman	위하는데 wihaneunde	위하더니 wihadeoni
Conjunction	위하고 wihago
Condition	위하면 wihamyeon	위해야, 위하여야 wihaeya, wihayeoya
Motive	위하려고 wiharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		위함 wiham	위하기 wihagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		위했음, 위하였음 wihaesseum, wihayeosseum	위했기, 위하였기 wihaetgi, wihayeotgi
Determiners	past	위한 wihan
	present	위하는 wihaneun
	future	위할 wihal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	위하신다 wihasinda past: 위하셨다 wihasyeotda	위하셔 wihasyeo past: 위하셨어 wihasyeosseo	위하세요, 위하셔요 wihaseyo, wihasyeoyo past: 위하셨어요 wihasyeosseoyo	위하십니다 wihasimnida past: 위하셨습니다 wihasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	위하시느냐 wihasineunya past: 위하셨느냐 wihasyeonneunya	위하셔 wihasyeo past: 위하셨어 wihasyeosseo	위하세요, 위하셔요 wihaseyo, wihasyeoyo past: 위하셨어요 wihasyeosseoyo	위하십니까 wihasimnikka past: 위하셨습니까 wihasyeotseumnikka
imperative	위하시라 wihasira	위하셔 wihasyeo	위하세요 wihaseyo	위하십시오 wihasipsio
Assertive	위하시겠다 wihasigetda	위하시겠어 wihasigesseo	위하시겠어요 wihasigesseoyo	위하시겠습니다 wihasigetseumnida
Connective honforms with honorific
Cause/Reason	위하셔 wihasyeo	위하셔서 wihasyeoseo	위하시니 wihasini	위하시니까 wihasinikka
Contrast	위하시지만 wihasijiman	위하시는데 wihasineunde	위하시더니 wihasideoni
Conjunction	위하시고 wihasigo
Condition	위하시면 wihasimyeon	위하셔야 wihasyeoya
Motive	위하시려고 wihasiryeogo
Noun and determiner honforms with honorific
Verbal nouns		위하심 wihasim	위하시기 wihasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		위하셨음 wihasyeosseum	위하셨기 wihasyeotgi
Determiners	past	위하신 wihasin
	present	위하시는 wihasineun
	future	위하실 wihasil

Usage notes

Most commonly used in the indefinite (위하여/위해) and determinative (위한) forms, in structures such as 하기 위하여, 나라를 위하여.