Korean reference

도전하다

dojeonhada

to take on a challenge

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

도전하다: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	dojeonhaeyotake on a challenge
합니다체, formal polite level	dojeonhamnidatake on a challenge
해체, casual level	dojeonhaetake on a challenge
한다체, plain written level	dojeonhandatake on a challenge

Past

도전하다: Past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	dojeonhaesseoyotook on a challenge
합니다체, formal polite level	dojeonhaetseumnidatook on a challenge
해체, casual level	dojeonhaesseotook on a challenge
한다체, plain written level	dojeonhaetdatook on a challenge

Future

도전하다: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	dojeonhal geoyeyowill take on a challenge
합니다체, formal polite level	dojeonhal geomnidawill take on a challenge
해체, casual level	dojeonhal geoyawill take on a challenge
한다체, plain written level	dojeonhal geosidawill take on a challenge

Intention / conjecture

도전하다: Intention / conjecture
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	dojeonhagesseoyowill probably take on a challenge
합니다체, formal polite level	dojeonhagetseumnidawill probably take on a challenge
해체, casual level	dojeonhagesseowill probably take on a challenge
한다체, plain written level	dojeonhagetdawill probably take on a challenge

Progressive

도전하다: Progressive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	dojeonhago isseoyobe taking on a challenge
합니다체, formal polite level	dojeonhago itseumnidabe taking on a challenge
해체, casual level	dojeonhago isseobe taking on a challenge
한다체, plain written level	dojeonhago itdabe taking on a challenge

Negative

Short negative

도전하다: Short negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	dojeon an haeyodo not take on a challenge
합니다체, formal polite level	dojeon an hamnidado not take on a challenge
해체, casual level	dojeon an haedo not take on a challenge
한다체, plain written level	dojeon an handado not take on a challenge

Long negative

도전하다: Long negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	dojeonhaji anayodo not take on a challenge
합니다체, formal polite level	dojeonhaji anseumnidado not take on a challenge
해체, casual level	dojeonhaji anado not take on a challenge
한다체, plain written level	dojeonhaji anneundado not take on a challenge

Endings

Honorific

도전하다: Honorific
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	dojeonhaseyohe/she takes on a challenge (honorific)
합니다체, formal polite level	dojeonhasimnidahe/she takes on a challenge (honorific)
해체, casual level	dojeonhasyeohe/she takes on a challenge (honorific)
한다체, plain written level	dojeonhasindahe/she takes on a challenge (honorific)

Wish

도전하다: Wish
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	dojeonhago sipeoyoI want to take on a challenge
합니다체, formal polite level	dojeonhago sipseumnidaI want to take on a challenge
해체, casual level	dojeonhago sipeoI want to take on a challenge
한다체, plain written level	dojeonhago sipdaI want to take on a challenge

Question

도전하다: Question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	dojeonhaeyo?do you take on a challenge?
합니다체, formal polite level	dojeonhamnikka?do you take on a challenge?
해체, casual level	dojeonhae?do you take on a challenge?
한다체, plain written level	dojeonhani?do you take on a challenge?

Past question

도전하다: Past question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	dojeonhaesseoyo?did you take on a challenge?
합니다체, formal polite level	dojeonhaetseumnikka?did you take on a challenge?
해체, casual level	dojeonhaesseo?did you take on a challenge?
한다체, plain written level	dojeonhaenni?did you take on a challenge?

Request

도전하다: Request
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	dojeonhaseyotake on a challenge!
합니다체, formal polite level	dojeonhasipsiotake on a challenge!
해체, casual level	dojeonhaetake on a challenge!
한다체, plain written level	dojeonhaeratake on a challenge!

Proposal

도전하다: Proposal
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	dojeonhaeyolet's take on a challenge!
합니다체, formal polite level	dojeonhapsidalet's take on a challenge!
해체, casual level	dojeonhajalet's take on a challenge!
한다체, plain written level	dojeonhajalet's take on a challenge!

Promise

도전하다: Promise
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	dojeonhalgeyoI will take on a challenge
해체, casual level	dojeonhalgeI will take on a challenge

Shall I?

도전하다: Shall I?
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	dojeonhalkkayo?shall I take on a challenge?
해체, casual level	dojeonhalkka?shall I take on a challenge?

Linking

And

도전하다: And
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	dojeonhagoI take on a challenge, and

And so / because

도전하다: And so / because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	dojeonhaeseobecause I take on a challenge

If

도전하다: If
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	dojeonhamyeonif you take on a challenge

But

도전하다: But
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	dojeonhajimanI take on a challenge, but

Because

도전하다: Because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	dojeonhanikkabecause I take on a challenge

Background

도전하다: Background
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	dojeonhaneundeI take on a challenge (background)

Modifier

Present noun modifier

도전하다: Present noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	dojeonhaneuntake on a challenge (before a noun)

Past noun modifier

도전하다: Past noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	dojeonhantook on a challenge (before a noun)

Future noun modifier

도전하다: Future noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	dojeonhalwill take on a challenge (before a noun)

Additional forms

Additional honorific forms

도전하다: Additional honorific forms
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Saying it happened (았/었)	dojeonhasyeosseoyohe/she took on a challenge (honorific)

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