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To reject in Korean 🇰🇷


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

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Tips to Remember:
• Break down the word into "거부" (rejection) and "하다" (to do) to understand that it literally means “to do rejection” – in other words, “to reject.”
• Associate the sound of “거부” with refusing something, which can help you link it to “to reject.”

Explanations:
• 거부하다 means “to reject” or “to refuse” and is used when someone declines or turns down something.
• It is formed by combining the noun 거부 (rejection) with 하다 (to do), a common structure in Korean.

Synonyms (Other Words with Similar Meanings):
• 거절하다 (geojeolhada) – means “to refuse” or “to decline.”
• 단념하다 (dannyeomhada) – can mean “to give up on” or “to abandon” (in some contexts).

Conjugations of 거부하다:
Base (Infinitive): 거부하다 (geo-bu-ha-da)

Present Tense:
• Informal Polite: 거부해요 (geo-bu-hae-yo)
• Declarative (written or formal): 거부한다 (geo-bu-han-da)

Past Tense:
• Informal Polite: 거부했어요 (geo-bu-haet-seo-yo)
• Declarative (written or formal): 거부했다 (geo-bu-haet-da)

Future Tense:
• Informal Polite: 거부할 거예요 (geo-bu-hal geo-ye-yo)
• Declarative (written or formal): 거부할 것이다 (geo-bu-hal geo-sida)

Additional Forms:
• Present Progressive: 거부하고 있어요 (geo-bu-ha-go i-sseo-yo) – “am/is rejecting”

Example Sentences:
1. I rejected his offer.
– Korean: 나는 그의 제안을 거부했어요.
– Romanized: Naneun geu-ui je-an-eul geo-bu-haet-seo-yo.

2. She rejects unfair treatment.
– Korean: 그녀는 불공평한 대우를 거부해요.
– Romanized: Geunyeoneun bulgongpyeonghan daewureul geo-bu-hae-yo.

3. They will reject the proposal.
– Korean: 그들은 그 제안을 거부할 거예요.
– Romanized: Geudeureun geu je-an-eul geo-bu-hal geo-ye-yo.

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