Persuade in Korean 🇰🇷

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persuade	설득하다

How to say “persuade” in Korean? “설득하다”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “설득하다” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on persuade in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to Remember:
• Break it into two parts: "설" (seol) sounds like “soul” and "득" (deuk) sounds like “duck.” Imagine persuading a “soul duck” to follow your advice.
• Remember that 설득하다 comes from Sino-Korean roots (說得), hinting at “speaking” and “obtaining” agreement.

Explanations:
• 설득하다 means "to persuade" or "to convince."
• It implies influencing someone’s thoughts or actions through reasoning or argument.

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• 납득시키다 (napdeuksikida) – to convince someone or make someone understand
• 설득시키다 (seoldoksikida) – a less common variant with the same meaning

Conjugations of 설득하다:
• Dictionary (base) form: 설득하다 (seoldokhada) – to persuade
• Present tense (plain): 설득한다 (seoldokhanda)
• Present tense (polite): 설득합니다 (seoldokhamnida)
• Past tense (plain): 설득했다 (seoldokhaetda)
• Past tense (polite): 설득했습니다 (seoldokhaetseumnida)
• Future tense (plain): 설득할 것이다 (seoldokhal geosida)
• Future tense (polite): 설득할 거예요 (seoldokhal geoyeyo)
• Present progressive: 설득하고 있다 (seoldokhago itda)

Example Sentences:
• I persuaded him to change his mind.
– 나는 그를 마음을 바꾸도록 설득했다. (Naneun geureul maeumeul bakkudorok seoldokhaetda.)
• She is trying to persuade her colleagues.
– 그녀는 동료들을 설득하려고 하고 있다. (Geunyeoneun dongryodeureul seoldokharyeogo hago itda.)
• They will try to persuade you to join the project.
– 그들은 너를 프로젝트에 참여하도록 설득할 것이다. (Geudeureun neoreul peurojekteu-e chamyeodorado seoldokhal geosida.)

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