Korean reference
말씀하다
malsseumhada
to speak; to say (honorific)
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 | malsseumhaeyosay |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | malsseumhamnidasay |
| 해체, casual level | malsseumhaesay |
| 한다체, plain written level | malsseumhandasay |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | malsseumhaesseoyosaid |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | malsseumhaetseumnidasaid |
| 해체, casual level | malsseumhaesseosaid |
| 한다체, plain written level | malsseumhaetdasaid |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | malsseumhal geoyeyowill say |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | malsseumhal geomnidawill say |
| 해체, casual level | malsseumhal geoyawill say |
| 한다체, plain written level | malsseumhal geosidawill say |
Intention / conjecture
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | malsseumhagesseoyowill probably say |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | malsseumhagetseumnidawill probably say |
| 해체, casual level | malsseumhagesseowill probably say |
| 한다체, plain written level | malsseumhagetdawill probably say |
Progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | malsseumhago isseoyobe saying |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | malsseumhago itseumnidabe saying |
| 해체, casual level | malsseumhago isseobe saying |
| 한다체, plain written level | malsseumhago itdabe saying |
Negative
Short negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | malsseum an haeyodo not say |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | malsseum an hamnidado not say |
| 해체, casual level | malsseum an haedo not say |
| 한다체, plain written level | malsseum an handado not say |
Long negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | malsseumhaji anayodo not say |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | malsseumhaji anseumnidado not say |
| 해체, casual level | malsseumhaji anado not say |
| 한다체, plain written level | malsseumhaji anneundado not say |
Endings
Honorific
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | malsseumhaseyohe/she says (honorific) |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | malsseumhasimnidahe/she says (honorific) |
| 해체, casual level | malsseumhasyeohe/she says (honorific) |
| 한다체, plain written level | malsseumhasindahe/she says (honorific) |
Wish
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | malsseumhago sipeoyoI want to say |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | malsseumhago sipseumnidaI want to say |
| 해체, casual level | malsseumhago sipeoI want to say |
| 한다체, plain written level | malsseumhago sipdaI want to say |
Question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | malsseumhaeyo?do you say? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | malsseumhamnikka?do you say? |
| 해체, casual level | malsseumhae?do you say? |
| 한다체, plain written level | malsseumhani?do you say? |
Past question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | malsseumhaesseoyo?did you say? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | malsseumhaetseumnikka?did you say? |
| 해체, casual level | malsseumhaesseo?did you say? |
| 한다체, plain written level | malsseumhaenni?did you say? |
Request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | malsseumhaseyosay! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | malsseumhasipsiosay! |
| 해체, casual level | malsseumhaesay! |
| 한다체, plain written level | malsseumhaerasay! |
Proposal
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | malsseumhaeyolet's say! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | malsseumhapsidalet's say! |
| 해체, casual level | malsseumhajalet's say! |
| 한다체, plain written level | malsseumhajalet's say! |
Promise
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | malsseumhalgeyoI will say |
| 해체, casual level | malsseumhalgeI will say |
Shall I?
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | malsseumhalkkayo?shall I say? |
| 해체, casual level | malsseumhalkka?shall I say? |
Linking
And
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | malsseumhagoI say, and |
And so / because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | malsseumhaeseobecause I say |
If
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | malsseumhamyeonif you say |
But
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | malsseumhajimanI say, but |
Because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | malsseumhanikkabecause I say |
Background
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | malsseumhaneundeI say (background) |
Modifier
Present noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | malsseumhaneunsay (before a noun) |
Past noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | malsseumhansaid (before a noun) |
Future noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | malsseumhalwill say (before a noun) |
Additional forms
Additional honorific forms
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Saying it happened (았/었) | malsseumhasyeosseoyohe/she said (honorific) |
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