Korean reference
빚지다
bitjida
to owe
Regular · 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 | bitjyeoyoowe |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | bitjimnidaowe |
| 해체, casual level | bitjyeoowe |
| 한다체, plain written level | bitjindaowe |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bitjyeosseoyoowed |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | bitjyeotseumnidaowed |
| 해체, casual level | bitjyeosseoowed |
| 한다체, plain written level | bitjyeotdaowed |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bitjil geoyeyowill owe |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | bitjil geomnidawill owe |
| 해체, casual level | bitjil geoyawill owe |
| 한다체, plain written level | bitjil geosidawill owe |
Intention / conjecture
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bitjigesseoyowill probably owe |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | bitjigetseumnidawill probably owe |
| 해체, casual level | bitjigesseowill probably owe |
| 한다체, plain written level | bitjigetdawill probably owe |
Progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bitjigo isseoyoowe |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | bitjigo itseumnidaowe |
| 해체, casual level | bitjigo isseoowe |
| 한다체, plain written level | bitjigo itdaowe |
Negative
Short negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | an bitjyeoyodo not owe |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | an bitjimnidado not owe |
| 해체, casual level | an bitjyeodo not owe |
| 한다체, plain written level | an bitjindado not owe |
Long negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bitjiji anayodo not owe |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | bitjiji anseumnidado not owe |
| 해체, casual level | bitjiji anado not owe |
| 한다체, plain written level | bitjiji anneundado not owe |
Endings
Honorific
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bitjiseyohe/she owes (honorific) |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | bitjisimnidahe/she owes (honorific) |
| 해체, casual level | bitjisyeohe/she owes (honorific) |
| 한다체, plain written level | bitjisindahe/she owes (honorific) |
Wish
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bitjigo sipeoyoI want to owe |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | bitjigo sipseumnidaI want to owe |
| 해체, casual level | bitjigo sipeoI want to owe |
| 한다체, plain written level | bitjigo sipdaI want to owe |
Question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bitjyeoyo?do you owe? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | bitjimnikka?do you owe? |
| 해체, casual level | bitjyeo?do you owe? |
| 한다체, plain written level | bitjini?do you owe? |
Past question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bitjyeosseoyo?did you owe? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | bitjyeotseumnikka?did you owe? |
| 해체, casual level | bitjyeosseo?did you owe? |
| 한다체, plain written level | bitjyeonni?did you owe? |
Request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bitjiseyoowe! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | bitjisipsioowe! |
| 해체, casual level | bitjyeoowe! |
| 한다체, plain written level | bitjyeoraowe! |
Proposal
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bitjyeoyolet's owe! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | bitjipsidalet's owe! |
| 해체, casual level | bitjijalet's owe! |
| 한다체, plain written level | bitjijalet's owe! |
Promise
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bitjilgeyoI will owe |
| 해체, casual level | bitjilgeI will owe |
Shall I?
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | bitjilkkayo?shall I owe? |
| 해체, casual level | bitjilkka?shall I owe? |
Linking
And
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | bitjigoI owe, and |
And so / because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | bitjyeoseobecause I owe |
If
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | bitjimyeonif you owe |
But
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | bitjijimanI owe, but |
Because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | bitjinikkabecause I owe |
Background
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | bitjineundeI owe (background) |
Modifier
Present noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | bitjineunowe (before a noun) |
Past noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | bitjinowed (before a noun) |
Future noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | bitjilwill owe (before a noun) |
Additional forms
Additional honorific forms
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Saying it happened (았/었) | bitjisyeosseoyohe/she owed (honorific) |
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