To answer; to respond in Korean 🇰🇷

대답하다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Think of 대답 (daedap) as “answer” and 하다 (hada) as “to do” – so it literally means “to do an answer.”
• The syllable 대 (dae) sounds like “day” in English. Imagine someone answering “Good day!” as a way to recall 대답하다.

Explanations:
• 대답하다 means “to answer” or “to respond.” It is composed of 대답 (daedap), meaning “answer,” and 하다 (hada), “to do.”
• It is often used when referring to replying in conversation, a test, or to a question.

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• 응답하다 (eungdap-hada) – also means “to respond.”
• 답하다 (daphada) – a shorter, less common variant.

Conjugations:
• Dictionary Form: 대답하다 (daedap-hada)
• Present Tense (Polite): 대답해요 (daedaphaeyo) – “(I/you/he/she/etc.) answer/am answering.”
• Past Tense (Polite): 대답했어요 (daedaphaesseoyo) – “(I/you/he/she/etc.) answered.”
• Future Tense (Polite): 대답할 거예요 (daedaphal geoyeyo) – “(I/you/he/she/etc.) will answer.”
• Present Tense (Formal): 대답합니다 (daedaphamnida)
• Past Tense (Formal): 대답했습니다 (daedaphaetseumnida)
• Future Tense (Formal): 대답할 것입니다 (daedaphal geosimnida)

Example Sentences:
1. 저는 질문에 대답해요.
Romanization: Jeoneun jilmun-e daedaphaeyo.
Translation: I answer the question.

2. 선생님께서 학생의 질문에 대답했습니다.
Romanization: Seonsaengnimkkeseo haksaeng-ui jilmun-e daedaphaetseumnida.
Translation: The teacher answered the student's question.

3. 내일 회의에서 꼭 대답할 거예요.
Romanization: Naeil hoeui-eseo kkok daedaphal geoyeyo.
Translation: I will definitely answer in the meeting tomorrow.

4. 그가 전화에 대답하지 않았어요.
Romanization: Geuga jeonhwa-e daedaphaji anasseoyo.
Translation: He did not answer the phone.

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