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통하다

통하다

Korean

Verb

통하다 • ‎(tonghada) ‎(infinitive 통해 or 통하여, sequential 통하니)

to pass through, from one end to the other
to communicate
to use as a medium (often in the form 통하여)

Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 통하다 (tonghada)

Stems
Stem 1	통하 (tongha)
Stem 2	통해 (tonghae)
Stem 2a	통하여 (tonghayeo)
Stem 3	통하 (tongha)
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	통한다 tonghanda past: 통했다 tonghaetda	통해 tonghae past: 통했어 tonghaesseo	통해요 tonghaeyo past: 통했어요 tonghaesseoyo	통합니다 tonghamnida past: 통했습니다 tonghaetseumnida
Interrogative	통하느냐 tonghaneunya past: 통했느냐 tonghaenneunya	통해 tonghae past: 통했어 tonghaesseo	통해요 tonghaeyo past: 통했어요 tonghaesseoyo	통합니까 tonghamnikka past: 통했습니까 tonghaetseumnikka
hortative	통하자 tonghaja	통해 tonghae	통해요 tonghaeyo	통합시다 tonghapsida
imperative	통해라, 통하여라 tonghaera, tonghayeora	통해 tonghae	통해요 tonghaeyo	통합시오 tonghapsio
Assertive	통하겠다 tonghagetda	통하겠어 tonghagesseo	통하겠어요 tonghagesseoyo	통하겠습니다 tonghagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	통해 tonghae	통해서, 통하여서 tonghaeseo, tonghayeoseo	통하니 tonghani	통하니까 tonghanikka
Contrast	통하지만 tonghajiman	통하는데 tonghaneunde	통하더니 tonghadeoni
Conjunction	통하고 tonghago
Condition	통하면 tonghamyeon	통해야, 통하여야 tonghaeya, tonghayeoya
Motive	통하려고 tongharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		통함 tongham	통하기 tonghagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		통했음, 통하였음 tonghaesseum, tonghayeosseum	통했기, 통하였기 tonghaetgi, tonghayeotgi
Determiners	past	통한 tonghan
	present	통하는 tonghaneun
	future	통할 tonghal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	통하신다 tonghasinda past: 통하셨다 tonghasyeotda	통하셔 tonghasyeo past: 통하셨어 tonghasyeosseo	통하세요, 통하셔요 tonghaseyo, tonghasyeoyo past: 통하셨어요 tonghasyeosseoyo	통하십니다 tonghasimnida past: 통하셨습니다 tonghasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	통하시느냐 tonghasineunya past: 통하셨느냐 tonghasyeonneunya	통하셔 tonghasyeo past: 통하셨어 tonghasyeosseo	통하세요, 통하셔요 tonghaseyo, tonghasyeoyo past: 통하셨어요 tonghasyeosseoyo	통하십니까 tonghasimnikka past: 통하셨습니까 tonghasyeotseumnikka
imperative	통하시라 tonghasira	통하셔 tonghasyeo	통하세요 tonghaseyo	통하십시오 tonghasipsio
Assertive	통하시겠다 tonghasigetda	통하시겠어 tonghasigesseo	통하시겠어요 tonghasigesseoyo	통하시겠습니다 tonghasigetseumnida
Connective honforms with honorific
Cause/Reason	통하셔 tonghasyeo	통하셔서 tonghasyeoseo	통하시니 tonghasini	통하시니까 tonghasinikka
Contrast	통하시지만 tonghasijiman	통하시는데 tonghasineunde	통하시더니 tonghasideoni
Conjunction	통하시고 tonghasigo
Condition	통하시면 tonghasimyeon	통하셔야 tonghasyeoya
Motive	통하시려고 tonghasiryeogo
Noun and determiner honforms with honorific
Verbal nouns		통하심 tonghasim	통하시기 tonghasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		통하셨음 tonghasyeosseum	통하셨기 tonghasyeotgi
Determiners	past	통하신 tonghasin
	present	통하시는 tonghasineun
	future	통하실 tonghasil