Korean reference

말씀드리다

malsseumdeurida

to tell; to say (humble)

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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

말씀드리다: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	malsseumdeuryeoyotell
합니다체, formal polite level	malsseumdeurimnidatell
해체, casual level	malsseumdeuryeotell
한다체, plain written level	malsseumdeurindatell

Past

말씀드리다: Past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	malsseumdeuryeosseoyotold
합니다체, formal polite level	malsseumdeuryeotseumnidatold
해체, casual level	malsseumdeuryeosseotold
한다체, plain written level	malsseumdeuryeotdatold

Future

말씀드리다: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	malsseumdeuril geoyeyowill tell
합니다체, formal polite level	malsseumdeuril geomnidawill tell
해체, casual level	malsseumdeuril geoyawill tell
한다체, plain written level	malsseumdeuril geosidawill tell

Intention / conjecture

말씀드리다: Intention / conjecture
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	malsseumdeurigesseoyowill probably tell
합니다체, formal polite level	malsseumdeurigetseumnidawill probably tell
해체, casual level	malsseumdeurigesseowill probably tell
한다체, plain written level	malsseumdeurigetdawill probably tell

Progressive

말씀드리다: Progressive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	malsseumdeurigo isseoyobe telling
합니다체, formal polite level	malsseumdeurigo itseumnidabe telling
해체, casual level	malsseumdeurigo isseobe telling
한다체, plain written level	malsseumdeurigo itdabe telling

Negative

Short negative

말씀드리다: Short negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	an malsseumdeuryeoyodo not tell
합니다체, formal polite level	an malsseumdeurimnidado not tell
해체, casual level	an malsseumdeuryeodo not tell
한다체, plain written level	an malsseumdeurindado not tell

Long negative

말씀드리다: Long negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	malsseumdeuriji anayodo not tell
합니다체, formal polite level	malsseumdeuriji anseumnidado not tell
해체, casual level	malsseumdeuriji anado not tell
한다체, plain written level	malsseumdeuriji anneundado not tell

Endings

Honorific

말씀드리다: Honorific
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	malsseumdeuriseyohe/she tells (honorific)
합니다체, formal polite level	malsseumdeurisimnidahe/she tells (honorific)
해체, casual level	malsseumdeurisyeohe/she tells (honorific)
한다체, plain written level	malsseumdeurisindahe/she tells (honorific)

Wish

말씀드리다: Wish
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	malsseumdeurigo sipeoyoI want to tell
합니다체, formal polite level	malsseumdeurigo sipseumnidaI want to tell
해체, casual level	malsseumdeurigo sipeoI want to tell
한다체, plain written level	malsseumdeurigo sipdaI want to tell

Question

말씀드리다: Question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	malsseumdeuryeoyo?do you tell?
합니다체, formal polite level	malsseumdeurimnikka?do you tell?
해체, casual level	malsseumdeuryeo?do you tell?
한다체, plain written level	malsseumdeurini?do you tell?

Past question

말씀드리다: Past question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	malsseumdeuryeosseoyo?did you tell?
합니다체, formal polite level	malsseumdeuryeotseumnikka?did you tell?
해체, casual level	malsseumdeuryeosseo?did you tell?
한다체, plain written level	malsseumdeuryeonni?did you tell?

Request

말씀드리다: Request
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	malsseumdeuriseyotell!
합니다체, formal polite level	malsseumdeurisipsiotell!
해체, casual level	malsseumdeuryeotell!
한다체, plain written level	malsseumdeuryeoratell!

Proposal

말씀드리다: Proposal
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	malsseumdeuryeoyolet's tell!
합니다체, formal polite level	malsseumdeuripsidalet's tell!
해체, casual level	malsseumdeurijalet's tell!
한다체, plain written level	malsseumdeurijalet's tell!

Promise

말씀드리다: Promise
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	malsseumdeurilgeyoI will tell
해체, casual level	malsseumdeurilgeI will tell

Shall I?

말씀드리다: Shall I?
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	malsseumdeurilkkayo?shall I tell?
해체, casual level	malsseumdeurilkka?shall I tell?

Linking

And

말씀드리다: And
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	malsseumdeurigoI tell, and

And so / because

말씀드리다: And so / because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	malsseumdeuryeoseobecause I tell

If

말씀드리다: If
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	malsseumdeurimyeonif you tell

But

말씀드리다: But
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	malsseumdeurijimanI tell, but

Because

말씀드리다: Because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	malsseumdeurinikkabecause I tell

Background

말씀드리다: Background
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	malsseumdeurineundeI tell (background)

Modifier

Present noun modifier

말씀드리다: Present noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	malsseumdeurineuntell (before a noun)

Past noun modifier

말씀드리다: Past noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	malsseumdeurintold (before a noun)

Future noun modifier

말씀드리다: Future noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	malsseumdeurilwill tell (before a noun)

Additional forms

Additional honorific forms

말씀드리다: Additional honorific forms
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Saying it happened (았/었)	malsseumdeurisyeosseoyohe/she told (honorific)

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