Korean reference

성공하다

seonggonghada

to succeed

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

성공하다: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	seonggonghaeyosucceed
합니다체, formal polite level	seonggonghamnidasucceed
해체, casual level	seonggonghaesucceed
한다체, plain written level	seonggonghandasucceed

Past

성공하다: Past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	seonggonghaesseoyosucceeded
합니다체, formal polite level	seonggonghaetseumnidasucceeded
해체, casual level	seonggonghaesseosucceeded
한다체, plain written level	seonggonghaetdasucceeded

Future

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

Intention / conjecture

성공하다: Intention / conjecture
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	seonggonghagesseoyowill probably succeed
합니다체, formal polite level	seonggonghagetseumnidawill probably succeed
해체, casual level	seonggonghagesseowill probably succeed
한다체, plain written level	seonggonghagetdawill probably succeed

Progressive

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

Negative

Short negative

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

Long negative

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

Endings

Honorific

성공하다: Honorific
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	seonggonghaseyohe/she succeeds (honorific)
합니다체, formal polite level	seonggonghasimnidahe/she succeeds (honorific)
해체, casual level	seonggonghasyeohe/she succeeds (honorific)
한다체, plain written level	seonggonghasindahe/she succeeds (honorific)

Wish

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

Question

성공하다: Question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	seonggonghaeyo?do you succeed?
합니다체, formal polite level	seonggonghamnikka?do you succeed?
해체, casual level	seonggonghae?do you succeed?
한다체, plain written level	seonggonghani?do you succeed?

Past question

성공하다: Past question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	seonggonghaesseoyo?did you succeed?
합니다체, formal polite level	seonggonghaetseumnikka?did you succeed?
해체, casual level	seonggonghaesseo?did you succeed?
한다체, plain written level	seonggonghaenni?did you succeed?

Request

성공하다: Request
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	seonggonghaseyosucceed!
합니다체, formal polite level	seonggonghasipsiosucceed!
해체, casual level	seonggonghaesucceed!
한다체, plain written level	seonggonghaerasucceed!

Proposal

성공하다: Proposal
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	seonggonghaeyolet's succeed!
합니다체, formal polite level	seonggonghapsidalet's succeed!
해체, casual level	seonggonghajalet's succeed!
한다체, plain written level	seonggonghajalet's succeed!

Promise

성공하다: Promise
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	seonggonghalgeyoI will succeed
해체, casual level	seonggonghalgeI will succeed

Shall I?

성공하다: Shall I?
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	seonggonghalkkayo?shall I succeed?
해체, casual level	seonggonghalkka?shall I succeed?

Linking

And

성공하다: And
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	seonggonghagoI succeed, and

And so / because

성공하다: And so / because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	seonggonghaeseobecause I succeed

If

성공하다: If
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	seonggonghamyeonif you succeed

But

성공하다: But
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	seonggonghajimanI succeed, but

Because

성공하다: Because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	seonggonghanikkabecause I succeed

Background

성공하다: Background
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	seonggonghaneundeI succeed (background)

Modifier

Present noun modifier

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

Past noun modifier

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

Future noun modifier

성공하다: Future noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	seonggonghalwill succeed (before a noun)

Additional forms

Additional honorific forms

성공하다: Additional honorific forms
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Saying it happened (았/었)	seonggonghasyeosseoyohe/she succeeded (honorific)

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