To oppose in Korean 🇰🇷

반대하다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Notice that 반대하다 (ban-dae-ha-da) is made up of 반대 (ban-dae) meaning “opposite” or “against” and 하다 (ha-da) meaning “to do.” Picture yourself “doing opposition” to remember it means “to oppose.”
• The “반” syllable appears in many words that imply opposition or contrast, which can help link the meaning.

Explanations:
• 반대하다 means “to oppose” or “to be against” something.
• It is a regular verb that combines the noun 반대 (“opposition”) with 하다 (“to do”), making it easy to conjugate.
• The word is used when expressing disagreement or resistance toward an idea, policy, or action.

Synonyms (words with similar meaning):
• 저항하다 (jeo-hang-ha-da) – “to resist” (often implying active resistance)
• 거부하다 (geo-bu-ha-da) – “to refuse” or “to reject” (more about refusing something offered)
• 반박하다 (ban-bak-ha-da) – “to refute” or “to rebut” (used when countering an argument)

Conjugations:
Base form: 반대하다 (ban-dae-ha-da)

Informal/Polite (반대해요 style):
• Present:
 - Informal low: 반대해 (ban-dae-hae)
 - Standard polite: 반대해요 (ban-dae-hae-yo)
 - Formal polite: 반대합니다 (ban-dae-ham-ni-da)
• Past:
 - Informal low: 반대했어 (ban-dae-haess-eo)
 - Standard polite: 반대했어요 (ban-dae-haess-eo-yo)
 - Formal polite: 반대했습니다 (ban-dae-haess-seum-ni-da)
• Future:
 - Informal low: 반대할 거야 (ban-dae-hal geo-ya)
 - Standard polite: 반대할 거예요 (ban-dae-hal geo-ye-yo)
 - Formal polite: 반대할 것입니다 (ban-dae-hal geo-sip-ni-da)

Examples of Sentences:
1. Informal:
 • 나는 그 의견에 반대해.
  Romanized: Na-neun geu ui-gyeon-e ban-dae-hae.
  Translation: I oppose that opinion.
2. Standard polite:
 • 저는 그 정책에 반대해요.
  Romanized: Jeo-neun geu jeong-chaek-e ban-dae-hae-yo.
  Translation: I oppose that policy.
3. Formal polite:
 • 저는 그 결정에 반대합니다.
  Romanized: Jeo-neun geu gyeol-jeong-e ban-dae-ham-ni-da.
  Translation: I oppose that decision.

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