Korean reference

앞두다

apduda

to have ahead; to be approaching

Regular · 21 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

앞두다: Present
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelapdwoyohave something ahead
합니다체, formal polite levelapdumnidahave something ahead
해체, casual levelapdwohave something ahead
한다체, plain written levelapdundahave something ahead

Past

앞두다: Past
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelapdwosseoyohad something ahead
합니다체, formal polite levelapdwotseumnidahad something ahead
해체, casual levelapdwosseohad something ahead
한다체, plain written levelapdwotdahad something ahead

Future

앞두다: Future
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelapdul geoyeyowill have something ahead
합니다체, formal polite levelapdul geomnidawill have something ahead
해체, casual levelapdul geoyawill have something ahead
한다체, plain written levelapdul geosidawill have something ahead

Intention / conjecture

앞두다: Intention / conjecture
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelapdugesseoyowill probably have something ahead
합니다체, formal polite levelapdugetseumnidawill probably have something ahead
해체, casual levelapdugesseowill probably have something ahead
한다체, plain written levelapdugetdawill probably have something ahead

Progressive

앞두다: Progressive
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelapdugo isseoyobe having something ahead
합니다체, formal polite levelapdugo itseumnidabe having something ahead
해체, casual levelapdugo isseobe having something ahead
한다체, plain written levelapdugo itdabe having something ahead

Negative

Short negative

앞두다: Short negative
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelan apdwoyodo not have something ahead
합니다체, formal polite levelan apdumnidado not have something ahead
해체, casual levelan apdwodo not have something ahead
한다체, plain written levelan apdundado not have something ahead

Long negative

앞두다: Long negative
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelapduji anayodo not have something ahead
합니다체, formal polite levelapduji anseumnidado not have something ahead
해체, casual levelapduji anado not have something ahead
한다체, plain written levelapduji anneundado not have something ahead

Endings

Honorific

앞두다: Honorific
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelapduseyohe/she has something ahead (honorific)
합니다체, formal polite levelapdusimnidahe/she has something ahead (honorific)
해체, casual levelapdusyeohe/she has something ahead (honorific)
한다체, plain written levelapdusindahe/she has something ahead (honorific)

Wish

앞두다: Wish
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelapdugo sipeoyoI want to have something ahead
합니다체, formal polite levelapdugo sipseumnidaI want to have something ahead
해체, casual levelapdugo sipeoI want to have something ahead
한다체, plain written levelapdugo sipdaI want to have something ahead

Question

앞두다: Question
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelapdwoyo?do you have something ahead?
합니다체, formal polite levelapdumnikka?do you have something ahead?
해체, casual levelapdwo?do you have something ahead?
한다체, plain written levelapduni?do you have something ahead?

Past question

앞두다: Past question
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelapdwosseoyo?did you have something ahead?
합니다체, formal polite levelapdwotseumnikka?did you have something ahead?
해체, casual levelapdwosseo?did you have something ahead?
한다체, plain written levelapdwonni?did you have something ahead?

Shall I?

앞두다: Shall I?
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite levelapdulkkayo?shall I have something ahead?
해체, casual levelapdulkka?shall I have something ahead?

Linking

And

앞두다: And
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formapdugoI have something ahead, and

And so / because

앞두다: And so / because
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formapdwoseobecause I have something ahead

If

앞두다: If
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formapdumyeonif you have something ahead

But

앞두다: But
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formapdujimanI have something ahead, but

Because

앞두다: Because
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formapdunikkabecause I have something ahead

Background

앞두다: Background
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formapduneundeI have something ahead (background)

Modifier

Present noun modifier

앞두다: Present noun modifier
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formapduneunhave something ahead (before a noun)

Past noun modifier

앞두다: Past noun modifier
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formapdunhad something ahead (before a noun)

Future noun modifier

앞두다: Future noun modifier
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formapdulwill have something ahead (before a noun)

Additional forms

Additional honorific forms

앞두다: Additional honorific forms
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Saying it happened (았/었)apdusyeosseoyohe/she had something ahead (honorific)

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