Korean reference

근무하다

geunmuhada

to work at a job

Irregular · 24 form tables

Includes verbs and adjectives. Rows show speech levels and constructions, rather than personal pronouns. Honorific forms refer to a respected subject.

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Tense

Present

근무하다: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	geunmuhaeyowork at a job
합니다체, formal polite level	geunmuhamnidawork at a job
해체, casual level	geunmuhaework at a job
한다체, plain written level	geunmuhandawork at a job

Past

근무하다: Past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	geunmuhaesseoyoworked at a job
합니다체, formal polite level	geunmuhaetseumnidaworked at a job
해체, casual level	geunmuhaesseoworked at a job
한다체, plain written level	geunmuhaetdaworked at a job

Future

근무하다: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	geunmuhal geoyeyowill work at a job
합니다체, formal polite level	geunmuhal geomnidawill work at a job
해체, casual level	geunmuhal geoyawill work at a job
한다체, plain written level	geunmuhal geosidawill work at a job

Intention / conjecture

근무하다: Intention / conjecture
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	geunmuhagesseoyowill probably work at a job
합니다체, formal polite level	geunmuhagetseumnidawill probably work at a job
해체, casual level	geunmuhagesseowill probably work at a job
한다체, plain written level	geunmuhagetdawill probably work at a job

Progressive

근무하다: Progressive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	geunmuhago isseoyobe working at a job
합니다체, formal polite level	geunmuhago itseumnidabe working at a job
해체, casual level	geunmuhago isseobe working at a job
한다체, plain written level	geunmuhago itdabe working at a job

Negative

Short negative

근무하다: Short negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	geunmu an haeyodo not work at a job
합니다체, formal polite level	geunmu an hamnidado not work at a job
해체, casual level	geunmu an haedo not work at a job
한다체, plain written level	geunmu an handado not work at a job

Long negative

근무하다: Long negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	geunmuhaji anayodo not work at a job
합니다체, formal polite level	geunmuhaji anseumnidado not work at a job
해체, casual level	geunmuhaji anado not work at a job
한다체, plain written level	geunmuhaji anneundado not work at a job

Endings

Honorific

근무하다: Honorific
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	geunmuhaseyohe/she works at a job (honorific)
합니다체, formal polite level	geunmuhasimnidahe/she works at a job (honorific)
해체, casual level	geunmuhasyeohe/she works at a job (honorific)
한다체, plain written level	geunmuhasindahe/she works at a job (honorific)

Wish

근무하다: Wish
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	geunmuhago sipeoyoI want to work at a job
합니다체, formal polite level	geunmuhago sipseumnidaI want to work at a job
해체, casual level	geunmuhago sipeoI want to work at a job
한다체, plain written level	geunmuhago sipdaI want to work at a job

Question

근무하다: Question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	geunmuhaeyo?do you work at a job?
합니다체, formal polite level	geunmuhamnikka?do you work at a job?
해체, casual level	geunmuhae?do you work at a job?
한다체, plain written level	geunmuhani?do you work at a job?

Past question

근무하다: Past question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	geunmuhaesseoyo?did you work at a job?
합니다체, formal polite level	geunmuhaetseumnikka?did you work at a job?
해체, casual level	geunmuhaesseo?did you work at a job?
한다체, plain written level	geunmuhaenni?did you work at a job?

Request

근무하다: Request
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	geunmuhaseyowork at a job!
합니다체, formal polite level	geunmuhasipsiowork at a job!
해체, casual level	geunmuhaework at a job!
한다체, plain written level	geunmuhaerawork at a job!

Proposal

근무하다: Proposal
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	geunmuhaeyolet's work at a job!
합니다체, formal polite level	geunmuhapsidalet's work at a job!
해체, casual level	geunmuhajalet's work at a job!
한다체, plain written level	geunmuhajalet's work at a job!

Promise

근무하다: Promise
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	geunmuhalgeyoI will work at a job
해체, casual level	geunmuhalgeI will work at a job

Shall I?

근무하다: Shall I?
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	geunmuhalkkayo?shall I work at a job?
해체, casual level	geunmuhalkka?shall I work at a job?

Linking

And

근무하다: And
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	geunmuhagoI work at a job, and

And so / because

근무하다: And so / because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	geunmuhaeseobecause I work at a job

If

근무하다: If
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	geunmuhamyeonif you work at a job

But

근무하다: But
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	geunmuhajimanI work at a job, but

Because

근무하다: Because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	geunmuhanikkabecause I work at a job

Background

근무하다: Background
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	geunmuhaneundeI work at a job (background)

Modifier

Present noun modifier

근무하다: Present noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	geunmuhaneunwork at a job (before a noun)

Past noun modifier

근무하다: Past noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	geunmuhanworked at a job (before a noun)

Future noun modifier

근무하다: Future noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	geunmuhalwill work at a job (before a noun)

Additional forms

Additional honorific forms

근무하다: Additional honorific forms
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Saying it happened (았/었)	geunmuhasyeosseoyohe/she worked at a job (honorific)

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