하다
hada
to do
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
Syllable → jamo breakdown (RR romanization)
하
ㅎhinitial+ㅏamedial
다
ㄷdinitial+ㅏamedial
Examples
- 저는 공부를 해요.I study.
- 운동을 자주 해요.I exercise often.
Collocations
공부를 하다운동을 하다일을 하다
Mnemonic
hada "to do" is the most productive verb in Korean: attach it to a noun and you get a verb — gongbu (study) + hada = to study. Its present is the irregular hae-yo. Thousands of Sino-Korean nouns verbalize this way.
Quick check
How does Korean turn gongbu (study) into a verb?