Korean reference
대하다
daehada
to treat (someone); to be about (a topic)
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 | daehaeyotreat |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | daehamnidatreat |
| 해체, casual level | daehaetreat |
| 한다체, plain written level | daehandatreat |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daehaesseoyotreated |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | daehaetseumnidatreated |
| 해체, casual level | daehaesseotreated |
| 한다체, plain written level | daehaetdatreated |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daehal geoyeyowill treat |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | daehal geomnidawill treat |
| 해체, casual level | daehal geoyawill treat |
| 한다체, plain written level | daehal geosidawill treat |
Intention / conjecture
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daehagesseoyowill probably treat |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | daehagetseumnidawill probably treat |
| 해체, casual level | daehagesseowill probably treat |
| 한다체, plain written level | daehagetdawill probably treat |
Progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daehago isseoyobe treating |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | daehago itseumnidabe treating |
| 해체, casual level | daehago isseobe treating |
| 한다체, plain written level | daehago itdabe treating |
Negative
Short negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | an daehaeyodo not treat |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | an daehamnidado not treat |
| 해체, casual level | an daehaedo not treat |
| 한다체, plain written level | an daehandado not treat |
Long negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daehaji anayodo not treat |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | daehaji anseumnidado not treat |
| 해체, casual level | daehaji anado not treat |
| 한다체, plain written level | daehaji anneundado not treat |
Endings
Honorific
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daehaseyohe/she treats (honorific) |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | daehasimnidahe/she treats (honorific) |
| 해체, casual level | daehasyeohe/she treats (honorific) |
| 한다체, plain written level | daehasindahe/she treats (honorific) |
Wish
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daehago sipeoyoI want to treat |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | daehago sipseumnidaI want to treat |
| 해체, casual level | daehago sipeoI want to treat |
| 한다체, plain written level | daehago sipdaI want to treat |
Question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daehaeyo?do you treat? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | daehamnikka?do you treat? |
| 해체, casual level | daehae?do you treat? |
| 한다체, plain written level | daehani?do you treat? |
Past question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daehaesseoyo?did you treat? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | daehaetseumnikka?did you treat? |
| 해체, casual level | daehaesseo?did you treat? |
| 한다체, plain written level | daehaenni?did you treat? |
Request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daehaseyotreat! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | daehasipsiotreat! |
| 해체, casual level | daehaetreat! |
| 한다체, plain written level | daehaeratreat! |
Proposal
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daehaeyolet's treat! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | daehapsidalet's treat! |
| 해체, casual level | daehajalet's treat! |
| 한다체, plain written level | daehajalet's treat! |
Promise
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daehalgeyoI will treat |
| 해체, casual level | daehalgeI will treat |
Shall I?
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | daehalkkayo?shall I treat? |
| 해체, casual level | daehalkka?shall I treat? |
Linking
And
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | daehagoI treat, and |
And so / because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | daehaeseobecause I treat |
If
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | daehamyeonif you treat |
But
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | daehajimanI treat, but |
Because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | daehanikkabecause I treat |
Background
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | daehaneundeI treat (background) |
Modifier
Present noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | daehaneuntreat (before a noun) |
Past noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | daehantreated (before a noun) |
Future noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | daehalwill treat (before a noun) |
Additional forms
Additional honorific forms
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Saying it happened (았/었) | daehasyeosseoyohe/she treated (honorific) |
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