Korean reference
비교하다
bigyohada
to compare
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 | bigyohaeyocompare |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | bigyohamnidacompare |
| 해체, casual level | bigyohaecompare |
| 한다체, plain written level | bigyohandacompare |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bigyohaesseoyocompared |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | bigyohaetseumnidacompared |
| 해체, casual level | bigyohaesseocompared |
| 한다체, plain written level | bigyohaetdacompared |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bigyohal geoyeyowill compare |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | bigyohal geomnidawill compare |
| 해체, casual level | bigyohal geoyawill compare |
| 한다체, plain written level | bigyohal geosidawill compare |
Intention / conjecture
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bigyohagesseoyowill probably compare |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | bigyohagetseumnidawill probably compare |
| 해체, casual level | bigyohagesseowill probably compare |
| 한다체, plain written level | bigyohagetdawill probably compare |
Progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bigyohago isseoyobe comparing |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | bigyohago itseumnidabe comparing |
| 해체, casual level | bigyohago isseobe comparing |
| 한다체, plain written level | bigyohago itdabe comparing |
Negative
Short negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bigyo an haeyodo not compare |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | bigyo an hamnidado not compare |
| 해체, casual level | bigyo an haedo not compare |
| 한다체, plain written level | bigyo an handado not compare |
Long negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bigyohaji anayodo not compare |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | bigyohaji anseumnidado not compare |
| 해체, casual level | bigyohaji anado not compare |
| 한다체, plain written level | bigyohaji anneundado not compare |
Endings
Honorific
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bigyohaseyohe/she compares (honorific) |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | bigyohasimnidahe/she compares (honorific) |
| 해체, casual level | bigyohasyeohe/she compares (honorific) |
| 한다체, plain written level | bigyohasindahe/she compares (honorific) |
Wish
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bigyohago sipeoyoI want to compare |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | bigyohago sipseumnidaI want to compare |
| 해체, casual level | bigyohago sipeoI want to compare |
| 한다체, plain written level | bigyohago sipdaI want to compare |
Question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bigyohaeyo?do you compare? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | bigyohamnikka?do you compare? |
| 해체, casual level | bigyohae?do you compare? |
| 한다체, plain written level | bigyohani?do you compare? |
Past question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bigyohaesseoyo?did you compare? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | bigyohaetseumnikka?did you compare? |
| 해체, casual level | bigyohaesseo?did you compare? |
| 한다체, plain written level | bigyohaenni?did you compare? |
Request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bigyohaseyocompare! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | bigyohasipsiocompare! |
| 해체, casual level | bigyohaecompare! |
| 한다체, plain written level | bigyohaeracompare! |
Proposal
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bigyohaeyolet's compare! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | bigyohapsidalet's compare! |
| 해체, casual level | bigyohajalet's compare! |
| 한다체, plain written level | bigyohajalet's compare! |
Promise
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bigyohalgeyoI will compare |
| 해체, casual level | bigyohalgeI will compare |
Shall I?
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bigyohalkkayo?shall I compare? |
| 해체, casual level | bigyohalkka?shall I compare? |
Linking
And
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | bigyohagoI compare, and |
And so / because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | bigyohaeseobecause I compare |
If
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | bigyohamyeonif you compare |
But
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | bigyohajimanI compare, but |
Because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | bigyohanikkabecause I compare |
Background
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | bigyohaneundeI compare (background) |
Modifier
Present noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | bigyohaneuncompare (before a noun) |
Past noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | bigyohancompared (before a noun) |
Future noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | bigyohalwill compare (before a noun) |
Additional forms
Additional honorific forms
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Saying it happened (았/었) | bigyohasyeosseoyohe/she compared (honorific) |
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