Korean

하다

탐하다
Meaning: to covet; to be greedy for
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 탐하다
Present 탐한다
Polite 탐해요
Formal 탐합니다
Past 탐했다
Past + Polite 탐했어요
Guess + Polite 탐하겠어요
Connective 탐하고
Conditional 탐하면
Volitional 탐하자
Imperative 탐해라
Imperative + Polite 탐하세요
Attributive 탐하는 / 탐한 / 탐할

Handwriting

貪

Example

Coveting other people's things is not good.

Usage Notes

Describes a strong desire to possess something that belongs to someone else or a general excessive greed for things like power or wealth.

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