Korean Job Discussion Forums

[tanklor1]

I want to correct the sentence for "I can play Taekwondo." What's the proper verb here. I was thinking practice.

[Stephen Ireland]

do

[tanklor1]

[crisdean]

I believe the proper term is "I practice taekwondo"

Just as it is I practice karate, kung-fu, savate, hopkido, akkido, etc...

[SeoulNate]

[travelnguy]

[carpetdope]

"Study" is also acceptable. Of course.

[Kwangjuchicken]

Because language evolves maybe one day this will be the system.

I taekwondo

You taekwondo

He/She taekwondoes

We taekwondo

They taekwondo

Yesterday I taekwondoed.

Tomorrrow I will taekwondo.

If I had more time I would taekwondo.

I would have taekwondoed, if I had know you were watching.

etc.

[Kwangjuchicken]

[frankly speaking]

I do gymnastics. I do Karate. I do TaeKwondo.

That is the standard.

As stated above, practice, study, and train in are also acceptable but that is more passive than doing.

At what point do stop practicing and start competing or doing it?

I like chicken's evolution. Similar to boxing.

[byrddogs]

Go with "DO" and be done with it.

[air76]

I believe that the correct verb is karate chop.

I karate chop taekwondo.

study or take would also work along with do

[Illysook]

"Do" is too nondescriptive and also very awkward.

At the precompetition level "Study" and "practice"

When it becomes a competition, use the verb "compete"

"I am competing in a Tae Kwon Do tournament."

You can also call the competition a "fight."

" I am fighting in a Tae Kwon Do tournament."

[NYC_Gal]

do

[Troglodyte]

For most sports (as well as other related activities) the verbs are "do", "play" and "go". You "do" martial arts.

But you can probably find this along with a very good description of why in almost any grammar book.