Korean reference
대비하다
daebihada
to prepare for
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
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daebihaeyoprepare for |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | daebihamnidaprepare for |
| 해체, casual level | daebihaeprepare for |
| 한다체, plain written level | daebihandaprepare for |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daebihaesseoyoprepared for |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | daebihaetseumnidaprepared for |
| 해체, casual level | daebihaesseoprepared for |
| 한다체, plain written level | daebihaetdaprepared for |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daebihal geoyeyowill prepare for |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | daebihal geomnidawill prepare for |
| 해체, casual level | daebihal geoyawill prepare for |
| 한다체, plain written level | daebihal geosidawill prepare for |
Intention / conjecture
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daebihagesseoyowill probably prepare for |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | daebihagetseumnidawill probably prepare for |
| 해체, casual level | daebihagesseowill probably prepare for |
| 한다체, plain written level | daebihagetdawill probably prepare for |
Progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daebihago isseoyobe preparing for |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | daebihago itseumnidabe preparing for |
| 해체, casual level | daebihago isseobe preparing for |
| 한다체, plain written level | daebihago itdabe preparing for |
Negative
Short negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daebi an haeyodo not prepare for |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | daebi an hamnidado not prepare for |
| 해체, casual level | daebi an haedo not prepare for |
| 한다체, plain written level | daebi an handado not prepare for |
Long negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daebihaji anayodo not prepare for |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | daebihaji anseumnidado not prepare for |
| 해체, casual level | daebihaji anado not prepare for |
| 한다체, plain written level | daebihaji anneundado not prepare for |
Endings
Honorific
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daebihaseyohe/she prepares for (honorific) |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | daebihasimnidahe/she prepares for (honorific) |
| 해체, casual level | daebihasyeohe/she prepares for (honorific) |
| 한다체, plain written level | daebihasindahe/she prepares for (honorific) |
Wish
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daebihago sipeoyoI want to prepare for |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | daebihago sipseumnidaI want to prepare for |
| 해체, casual level | daebihago sipeoI want to prepare for |
| 한다체, plain written level | daebihago sipdaI want to prepare for |
Question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daebihaeyo?do you prepare for? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | daebihamnikka?do you prepare for? |
| 해체, casual level | daebihae?do you prepare for? |
| 한다체, plain written level | daebihani?do you prepare for? |
Past question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daebihaesseoyo?did you prepare for? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | daebihaetseumnikka?did you prepare for? |
| 해체, casual level | daebihaesseo?did you prepare for? |
| 한다체, plain written level | daebihaenni?did you prepare for? |
Request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daebihaseyoprepare for! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | daebihasipsioprepare for! |
| 해체, casual level | daebihaeprepare for! |
| 한다체, plain written level | daebihaeraprepare for! |
Proposal
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daebihaeyolet's prepare for! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | daebihapsidalet's prepare for! |
| 해체, casual level | daebihajalet's prepare for! |
| 한다체, plain written level | daebihajalet's prepare for! |
Promise
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daebihalgeyoI will prepare for |
| 해체, casual level | daebihalgeI will prepare for |
Shall I?
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daebihalkkayo?shall I prepare for? |
| 해체, casual level | daebihalkka?shall I prepare for? |
Linking
And
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | daebihagoI prepare for, and |
And so / because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | daebihaeseobecause I prepare for |
If
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | daebihamyeonif you prepare for |
But
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | daebihajimanI prepare for, but |
Because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | daebihanikkabecause I prepare for |
Background
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | daebihaneundeI prepare for (background) |
Modifier
Present noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | daebihaneunprepare for (before a noun) |
Past noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | daebihanprepared for (before a noun) |
Future noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | daebihalwill prepare for (before a noun) |
Additional forms
Additional honorific forms
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Saying it happened (았/었) | daebihasyeosseoyohe/she prepared for (honorific) |
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