Korean

하다

택하다
Meaning: to choose; to select
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 택하다
Present 택한다
Polite 택해요
Formal 택합니다
Past 택했다
Past + Polite 택했어요
Guess + Polite 택하겠어요
Connective 택하고
Conditional 택하면
Volitional 택하자
Imperative 택해라
Imperative + Polite 택하세요
Attributive 택하는 / 택한 / 택할

Handwriting

擇

Example sentences

He chose the difficult path.
우리는 갈림길에서 별로를 택해 헤어졌다.
We took different paths at the fork and parted ways.
배가 폭풍우를 피해 새로운 항로를 택했다.
The ship took a new route to avoid the storm.

Usage Notes

Used to express the act of selecting one option among several.

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