Korean reference

설명하다

seolmyeonghada

to explain

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

설명하다: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	seolmyeonghaeyoexplain
합니다체, formal polite level	seolmyeonghamnidaexplain
해체, casual level	seolmyeonghaeexplain
한다체, plain written level	seolmyeonghandaexplain

Past

설명하다: Past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	seolmyeonghaesseoyoexplained
합니다체, formal polite level	seolmyeonghaetseumnidaexplained
해체, casual level	seolmyeonghaesseoexplained
한다체, plain written level	seolmyeonghaetdaexplained

Future

설명하다: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	seolmyeonghal geoyeyowill explain
합니다체, formal polite level	seolmyeonghal geomnidawill explain
해체, casual level	seolmyeonghal geoyawill explain
한다체, plain written level	seolmyeonghal geosidawill explain

Intention / conjecture

설명하다: Intention / conjecture
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	seolmyeonghagesseoyowill probably explain
합니다체, formal polite level	seolmyeonghagetseumnidawill probably explain
해체, casual level	seolmyeonghagesseowill probably explain
한다체, plain written level	seolmyeonghagetdawill probably explain

Progressive

설명하다: Progressive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	seolmyeonghago isseoyobe explaining
합니다체, formal polite level	seolmyeonghago itseumnidabe explaining
해체, casual level	seolmyeonghago isseobe explaining
한다체, plain written level	seolmyeonghago itdabe explaining

Negative

Short negative

설명하다: Short negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	seolmyeong an haeyodo not explain
합니다체, formal polite level	seolmyeong an hamnidado not explain
해체, casual level	seolmyeong an haedo not explain
한다체, plain written level	seolmyeong an handado not explain

Long negative

설명하다: Long negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	seolmyeonghaji anayodo not explain
합니다체, formal polite level	seolmyeonghaji anseumnidado not explain
해체, casual level	seolmyeonghaji anado not explain
한다체, plain written level	seolmyeonghaji anneundado not explain

Endings

Honorific

설명하다: Honorific
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	seolmyeonghaseyohe/she explains (honorific)
합니다체, formal polite level	seolmyeonghasimnidahe/she explains (honorific)
해체, casual level	seolmyeonghasyeohe/she explains (honorific)
한다체, plain written level	seolmyeonghasindahe/she explains (honorific)

Wish

설명하다: Wish
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	seolmyeonghago sipeoyoI want to explain
합니다체, formal polite level	seolmyeonghago sipseumnidaI want to explain
해체, casual level	seolmyeonghago sipeoI want to explain
한다체, plain written level	seolmyeonghago sipdaI want to explain

Question

설명하다: Question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	seolmyeonghaeyo?do you explain?
합니다체, formal polite level	seolmyeonghamnikka?do you explain?
해체, casual level	seolmyeonghae?do you explain?
한다체, plain written level	seolmyeonghani?do you explain?

Past question

설명하다: Past question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	seolmyeonghaesseoyo?did you explain?
합니다체, formal polite level	seolmyeonghaetseumnikka?did you explain?
해체, casual level	seolmyeonghaesseo?did you explain?
한다체, plain written level	seolmyeonghaenni?did you explain?

Request

설명하다: Request
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	seolmyeonghaseyoexplain!
합니다체, formal polite level	seolmyeonghasipsioexplain!
해체, casual level	seolmyeonghaeexplain!
한다체, plain written level	seolmyeonghaeraexplain!

Proposal

설명하다: Proposal
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	seolmyeonghaeyolet's explain!
합니다체, formal polite level	seolmyeonghapsidalet's explain!
해체, casual level	seolmyeonghajalet's explain!
한다체, plain written level	seolmyeonghajalet's explain!

Promise

설명하다: Promise
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	seolmyeonghalgeyoI will explain
해체, casual level	seolmyeonghalgeI will explain

Shall I?

설명하다: Shall I?
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	seolmyeonghalkkayo?shall I explain?
해체, casual level	seolmyeonghalkka?shall I explain?

Linking

And

설명하다: And
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	seolmyeonghagoI explain, and

And so / because

설명하다: And so / because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	seolmyeonghaeseobecause I explain

If

설명하다: If
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	seolmyeonghamyeonif you explain

But

설명하다: But
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	seolmyeonghajimanI explain, but

Because

설명하다: Because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	seolmyeonghanikkabecause I explain

Background

설명하다: Background
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	seolmyeonghaneundeI explain (background)

Modifier

Present noun modifier

설명하다: Present noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	seolmyeonghaneunexplain (before a noun)

Past noun modifier

설명하다: Past noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	seolmyeonghanexplained (before a noun)

Future noun modifier

설명하다: Future noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	seolmyeonghalwill explain (before a noun)

Additional forms

Additional honorific forms

설명하다: Additional honorific forms
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Saying it happened (았/었)	seolmyeonghasyeosseoyohe/she explained (honorific)

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