To inflict in Korean 🇰🇷

가하다 info.

Tips to remember:
• Think of “가하다” as a combination of “가” (which can remind you of “가해자” meaning the perpetrator) and “하다” (to do); together they form the idea of “doing harm” or “inflicting” something.
• Recall similar verbs like “입히다” (to impose on someone) to help link the meaning to causing something (often negative) to happen.

Explanations:
• “가하다” means “to inflict” or “to impose,” often used in contexts where one causes pain, injury, or negative effects.
• It is a formal or literary verb frequently appearing in written language, especially in legal or news contexts.

Synonyms:
• 입히다 – to impose or inflict (used more generally, e.g., “고통을 입히다” for “inflict pain”).
• 초래하다 – to cause or bring about (although slightly broader, it can imply causing negative consequences).

Conjugations (based on the 하다-verb pattern):
• Dictionary (Infinitive) Form: 가하다
• Present Tense:
 – Declarative: 가한다
 – Polite: 가해요
• Past Tense:
 – Declarative: 가했다
 – Polite: 가했어요
• Future Tense:
 – Declarative: 가할 것이다
 – Polite: 가할 거예요
• Imperative:
 – Polite: 가하세요
 – Casual (command form in writing/literature): 가하라

Examples of sentences:
1. 그는 동료에게 부당한 모욕을 가했다.
 • Romanized: Geuneun dongnyo-ege budanghan moyogeul gaheta.
 • English: He inflicted unjust insult on his colleague.
2. 전쟁은 민간인에게 큰 고통을 가했다.
 • Romanized: Jeonjaeng-eun minganin-ege keun gotongeul gaheta.
 • English: The war inflicted great suffering on civilians.
3. 만약 그렇게 행동하면, 사회에 부정적인 영향을 가할 거예요.
 • Romanized: Manyag geureoke haengdonghamyeon, sahoe-e bujeongjeogin yeonghyangeul ga-hal geoyeyo.
 • English: If you behave that way, you will inflict negative effects on society.

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