Korean reference
살다
salda
to live
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 | sarayolive |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | samnidalive |
| 해체, casual level | saralive |
| 한다체, plain written level | sandalive |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | sarasseoyolived |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | saratseumnidalived |
| 해체, casual level | sarasseolived |
| 한다체, plain written level | saratdalived |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | sal geoyeyowill live |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | sal geomnidawill live |
| 해체, casual level | sal geoyawill live |
| 한다체, plain written level | sal geosidawill live |
Intention / conjecture
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | salgesseoyowill probably live |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | salgetseumnidawill probably live |
| 해체, casual level | salgesseowill probably live |
| 한다체, plain written level | salgetdawill probably live |
Progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | salgo isseoyobe living |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | salgo itseumnidabe living |
| 해체, casual level | salgo isseobe living |
| 한다체, plain written level | salgo itdabe living |
Negative
Short negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | an sarayodo not live |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | an samnidado not live |
| 해체, casual level | an sarado not live |
| 한다체, plain written level | an sandado not live |
Long negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | salji anayodo not live |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | salji anseumnidado not live |
| 해체, casual level | salji anado not live |
| 한다체, plain written level | salji anneundado not live |
Endings
Honorific
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | saseyohe/she lives (honorific) |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | sasimnidahe/she lives (honorific) |
| 해체, casual level | sasyeohe/she lives (honorific) |
| 한다체, plain written level | sasindahe/she lives (honorific) |
Wish
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | salgo sipeoyoI want to live |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | salgo sipseumnidaI want to live |
| 해체, casual level | salgo sipeoI want to live |
| 한다체, plain written level | salgo sipdaI want to live |
Question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | sarayo?do you live? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | samnikka?do you live? |
| 해체, casual level | sara?do you live? |
| 한다체, plain written level | sani?do you live? |
Past question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | sarasseoyo?did you live? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | saratseumnikka?did you live? |
| 해체, casual level | sarasseo?did you live? |
| 한다체, plain written level | saranni?did you live? |
Request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | saseyolive! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | sasipsiolive! |
| 해체, casual level | saralive! |
| 한다체, plain written level | sararalive! |
Proposal
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | sarayolet's live! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | sapsidalet's live! |
| 해체, casual level | saljalet's live! |
| 한다체, plain written level | saljalet's live! |
Promise
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | salgeyoI will live |
| 해체, casual level | salgeI will live |
Shall I?
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | salkkayo?shall I live? |
| 해체, casual level | salkka?shall I live? |
Linking
And
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | salgoI live, and |
And so / because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | saraseobecause I live |
If
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | salmyeonif you live |
But
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | saljimanI live, but |
Because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | sanikkabecause I live |
Background
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | saneundeI live (background) |
Modifier
Present noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | saneunlive (before a noun) |
Past noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | sanlived (before a noun) |
Future noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | salwill live (before a noun) |
Additional forms
Additional honorific forms
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Saying it happened (았/었) | sasyeosseoyolived (polite, honorific) |
| Saying it will happen ((으)ㄹ 거) | sasil geoyeyowill live (polite, honorific) |
| Guessing or offering (겠) | sasigesseoyowill live (polite, honorific, intention or guess) |
| Negative expression | an saseyodo not live (polite, honorific) |
| Asking | saseyo?live? (polite, honorific) |
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