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반영하다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Notice that 반영하다 is made of two Sino-Korean parts: 反 (반) and 映 (영), which together mean “to reflect.” Then add 하다 (“to do”). Thinking of a mirror reflecting an image can help you remember that 반영하다 means “to reflect” or “to mirror.”
• You might remember it by associating “ban” with “mirror ban” and “yeong” with “young image,” forming an image of a mirror reflecting your picture.

Explanations:
• 반영하다 means “to reflect” or “to mirror,” often used in contexts where something (like a work of art, a decision, or social phenomena) shows or represents underlying ideas, conditions, or characteristics.
• It can imply that a situation mirrors reality, as in a movie reflecting social issues.

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• 투영하다 (tuyeonghada) – to project or to cast (in the sense of reflecting or projecting an image)
• 비추다 (bichuda) – to shine or to reflect (as in light reflecting off a surface)

Conjugations of 반영하다:
• Basic (dictionary) form: 반영하다 (ban-yeonghada)
• Present Tense:
 – Declarative (informal polite): 반영해요 (ban-yeong-hae-yo)
 – Declarative (casual informal): 반영해 (ban-yeong-hae)
• Past Tense:
 – Formal/Polite: 반영했습니다 (ban-yeong-haet-seum-ni-da)
 – Informal polite: 반영했어요 (ban-yeong-haet-seo-yo)
 – Casual: 반영했어 (ban-yeong-haet-seo)
• Future Tense:
 – Polite: 반영할 거예요 (ban-yeong-hal geo-ye-yo)
 – Casual: 반영할 거야 (ban-yeong-hal geo-ya)
• Present Progressive:
 – Polite: 반영하고 있어요 (ban-yeong-ha-go isseo-yo)
 – Informal: 반영하고 있어 (ban-yeong-ha-go isseo)

Example Sentences:
1. “This film reflects social issues.”
 – 그 영화는 사회 문제를 반영해요.
  (geu yeonghwa-neun sahoe munje-reul ban-yeong-hae-yo)
2. “The design of the building reflects traditional culture.”
 – 그 건물의 디자인은 전통 문화를 반영했어요.
  (geu geonmul-ui dijain-eun jeontong munhwa-reul ban-yeong-haet-seo-yo)
3. “I think his words will reflect his true feelings.”
 – 나는 그의 말이 그의 진심을 반영할 거라고 생각해요.
  (naneun geu-ui mal-i geu-ui jinsim-eul ban-yeong-hal geo-ra-go saeng-gak-hae-yo)

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