Korean reference
생활하다
saenghwalhada
to live day to day
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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 | saenghwalhaeyolive day to day |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | saenghwalhamnidalive day to day |
| 해체, casual level | saenghwalhaelive day to day |
| 한다체, plain written level | saenghwalhandalive day to day |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | saenghwalhaesseoyolived day to day |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | saenghwalhaetseumnidalived day to day |
| 해체, casual level | saenghwalhaesseolived day to day |
| 한다체, plain written level | saenghwalhaetdalived day to day |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | saenghwalhal geoyeyowill live day to day |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | saenghwalhal geomnidawill live day to day |
| 해체, casual level | saenghwalhal geoyawill live day to day |
| 한다체, plain written level | saenghwalhal geosidawill live day to day |
Intention / conjecture
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | saenghwalhagesseoyowill probably live day to day |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | saenghwalhagetseumnidawill probably live day to day |
| 해체, casual level | saenghwalhagesseowill probably live day to day |
| 한다체, plain written level | saenghwalhagetdawill probably live day to day |
Progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | saenghwalhago isseoyobe living day to day |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | saenghwalhago itseumnidabe living day to day |
| 해체, casual level | saenghwalhago isseobe living day to day |
| 한다체, plain written level | saenghwalhago itdabe living day to day |
Negative
Short negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | saenghwal an haeyodo not live day to day |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | saenghwal an hamnidado not live day to day |
| 해체, casual level | saenghwal an haedo not live day to day |
| 한다체, plain written level | saenghwal an handado not live day to day |
Long negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | saenghwalhaji anayodo not live day to day |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | saenghwalhaji anseumnidado not live day to day |
| 해체, casual level | saenghwalhaji anado not live day to day |
| 한다체, plain written level | saenghwalhaji anneundado not live day to day |
Endings
Honorific
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | saenghwalhaseyohe/she lives day to day (honorific) |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | saenghwalhasimnidahe/she lives day to day (honorific) |
| 해체, casual level | saenghwalhasyeohe/she lives day to day (honorific) |
| 한다체, plain written level | saenghwalhasindahe/she lives day to day (honorific) |
Wish
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | saenghwalhago sipeoyoI want to live day to day |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | saenghwalhago sipseumnidaI want to live day to day |
| 해체, casual level | saenghwalhago sipeoI want to live day to day |
| 한다체, plain written level | saenghwalhago sipdaI want to live day to day |
Question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | saenghwalhaeyo?do you live day to day? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | saenghwalhamnikka?do you live day to day? |
| 해체, casual level | saenghwalhae?do you live day to day? |
| 한다체, plain written level | saenghwalhani?do you live day to day? |
Past question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | saenghwalhaesseoyo?did you live day to day? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | saenghwalhaetseumnikka?did you live day to day? |
| 해체, casual level | saenghwalhaesseo?did you live day to day? |
| 한다체, plain written level | saenghwalhaenni?did you live day to day? |
Request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | saenghwalhaseyolive day to day! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | saenghwalhasipsiolive day to day! |
| 해체, casual level | saenghwalhaelive day to day! |
| 한다체, plain written level | saenghwalhaeralive day to day! |
Proposal
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | saenghwalhaeyolet's live day to day! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | saenghwalhapsidalet's live day to day! |
| 해체, casual level | saenghwalhajalet's live day to day! |
| 한다체, plain written level | saenghwalhajalet's live day to day! |
Promise
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | saenghwalhalgeyoI will live day to day |
| 해체, casual level | saenghwalhalgeI will live day to day |
Shall I?
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | saenghwalhalkkayo?shall I live day to day? |
| 해체, casual level | saenghwalhalkka?shall I live day to day? |
Linking
And
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | saenghwalhagoI live day to day, and |
And so / because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | saenghwalhaeseobecause I live day to day |
If
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | saenghwalhamyeonif you live day to day |
But
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | saenghwalhajimanI live day to day, but |
Because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | saenghwalhanikkabecause I live day to day |
Background
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | saenghwalhaneundeI live day to day (background) |
Modifier
Present noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | saenghwalhaneunlive day to day (before a noun) |
Past noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | saenghwalhanlived day to day (before a noun) |
Future noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | saenghwalhalwill live day to day (before a noun) |
Additional forms
Additional honorific forms
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Saying it happened (았/었) | saenghwalhasyeosseoyohe/she lived day to day (honorific) |
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