Korean

헤다

헤다
Meaning: to swim or move forward through water; to push through people; to struggle out of difficulty; also to rinse in water
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 헤다
Present 헨다
Polite 헤요
Formal 헵니다
Past 헸다
Past + Polite 헸어요
Guess + Polite 헤겠어요
Connective 헤고
Conditional 헤면
Volitional 헤자
Imperative 헤라
Imperative + Polite 헤세요
Attributive 헤는 / /

Example

A duck was slowly swimming on the lake.

Usage Notes

This is a less common, somewhat literary verb. It often appears with water, crowds, or difficult situations, as in 헤고 있다 or 헤어 나오다.

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