Korean reference

변화하다

byeonhwahada

to change (formal); to undergo change

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

변화하다: Present
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelbyeonhwahaeyochange
합니다체, formal polite levelbyeonhwahamnidachange
해체, casual levelbyeonhwahaechange
한다체, plain written levelbyeonhwahandachange

Past

변화하다: Past
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelbyeonhwahaesseoyochanged
합니다체, formal polite levelbyeonhwahaetseumnidachanged
해체, casual levelbyeonhwahaesseochanged
한다체, plain written levelbyeonhwahaetdachanged

Future

변화하다: Future
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelbyeonhwahal geoyeyowill change
합니다체, formal polite levelbyeonhwahal geomnidawill change
해체, casual levelbyeonhwahal geoyawill change
한다체, plain written levelbyeonhwahal geosidawill change

Intention / conjecture

변화하다: Intention / conjecture
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelbyeonhwahagesseoyowill probably change
합니다체, formal polite levelbyeonhwahagetseumnidawill probably change
해체, casual levelbyeonhwahagesseowill probably change
한다체, plain written levelbyeonhwahagetdawill probably change

Progressive

변화하다: Progressive
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelbyeonhwahago isseoyobe changing
합니다체, formal polite levelbyeonhwahago itseumnidabe changing
해체, casual levelbyeonhwahago isseobe changing
한다체, plain written levelbyeonhwahago itdabe changing

Negative

Short negative

변화하다: Short negative
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelbyeonhwa an haeyodo not change
합니다체, formal polite levelbyeonhwa an hamnidado not change
해체, casual levelbyeonhwa an haedo not change
한다체, plain written levelbyeonhwa an handado not change

Long negative

변화하다: Long negative
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelbyeonhwahaji anayodo not change
합니다체, formal polite levelbyeonhwahaji anseumnidado not change
해체, casual levelbyeonhwahaji anado not change
한다체, plain written levelbyeonhwahaji anneundado not change

Endings

Honorific

변화하다: Honorific
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelbyeonhwahaseyohe/she changes (honorific)
합니다체, formal polite levelbyeonhwahasimnidahe/she changes (honorific)
해체, casual levelbyeonhwahasyeohe/she changes (honorific)
한다체, plain written levelbyeonhwahasindahe/she changes (honorific)

Wish

변화하다: Wish
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelbyeonhwahago sipeoyoI want to change
합니다체, formal polite levelbyeonhwahago sipseumnidaI want to change
해체, casual levelbyeonhwahago sipeoI want to change
한다체, plain written levelbyeonhwahago sipdaI want to change

Question

변화하다: Question
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelbyeonhwahaeyo?do you change?
합니다체, formal polite levelbyeonhwahamnikka?do you change?
해체, casual levelbyeonhwahae?do you change?
한다체, plain written levelbyeonhwahani?do you change?

Past question

변화하다: Past question
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelbyeonhwahaesseoyo?did you change?
합니다체, formal polite levelbyeonhwahaetseumnikka?did you change?
해체, casual levelbyeonhwahaesseo?did you change?
한다체, plain written levelbyeonhwahaenni?did you change?

Request

변화하다: Request
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelbyeonhwahaseyochange!
합니다체, formal polite levelbyeonhwahasipsiochange!
해체, casual levelbyeonhwahaechange!
한다체, plain written levelbyeonhwahaerachange!

Proposal

변화하다: Proposal
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelbyeonhwahaeyolet's change!
합니다체, formal polite levelbyeonhwahapsidalet's change!
해체, casual levelbyeonhwahajalet's change!
한다체, plain written levelbyeonhwahajalet's change!

Promise

변화하다: Promise
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelbyeonhwahalgeyoI will change
해체, casual levelbyeonhwahalgeI will change

Shall I?

변화하다: Shall I?
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelbyeonhwahalkkayo?shall I change?
해체, casual levelbyeonhwahalkka?shall I change?

Linking

And

변화하다: And
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formbyeonhwahagoI change, and

And so / because

변화하다: And so / because
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formbyeonhwahaeseobecause I change

If

변화하다: If
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formbyeonhwahamyeonif you change

But

변화하다: But
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formbyeonhwahajimanI change, but

Because

변화하다: Because
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formbyeonhwahanikkabecause I change

Background

변화하다: Background
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formbyeonhwahaneundeI change (background)

Modifier

Present noun modifier

변화하다: Present noun modifier
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formbyeonhwahaneunchange (before a noun)

Past noun modifier

변화하다: Past noun modifier
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formbyeonhwahanchanged (before a noun)

Future noun modifier

변화하다: Future noun modifier
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formbyeonhwahalwill change (before a noun)

Additional forms

Additional honorific forms

변화하다: Additional honorific forms
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Saying it happened (았/었)byeonhwahasyeosseoyohe/she changed (honorific)

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