Korean reference
약속하다
yaksokada
to promise
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 | yaksokaeyopromise |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | yaksokamnidapromise |
| 해체, casual level | yaksokaepromise |
| 한다체, plain written level | yaksokandapromise |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yaksokaesseoyopromised |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | yaksokaetseumnidapromised |
| 해체, casual level | yaksokaesseopromised |
| 한다체, plain written level | yaksokaetdapromised |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yaksokal geoyeyowill promise |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | yaksokal geomnidawill promise |
| 해체, casual level | yaksokal geoyawill promise |
| 한다체, plain written level | yaksokal geosidawill promise |
Intention / conjecture
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yaksokagesseoyowill probably promise |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | yaksokagetseumnidawill probably promise |
| 해체, casual level | yaksokagesseowill probably promise |
| 한다체, plain written level | yaksokagetdawill probably promise |
Progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yaksokago isseoyobe promising |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | yaksokago itseumnidabe promising |
| 해체, casual level | yaksokago isseobe promising |
| 한다체, plain written level | yaksokago itdabe promising |
Negative
Short negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yaksok an haeyodo not promise |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | yaksok an hamnidado not promise |
| 해체, casual level | yaksok an haedo not promise |
| 한다체, plain written level | yaksok an handado not promise |
Long negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yaksokaji anayodo not promise |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | yaksokaji anseumnidado not promise |
| 해체, casual level | yaksokaji anado not promise |
| 한다체, plain written level | yaksokaji anneundado not promise |
Endings
Honorific
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yaksokaseyohe/she promises (honorific) |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | yaksokasimnidahe/she promises (honorific) |
| 해체, casual level | yaksokasyeohe/she promises (honorific) |
| 한다체, plain written level | yaksokasindahe/she promises (honorific) |
Wish
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yaksokago sipeoyoI want to promise |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | yaksokago sipseumnidaI want to promise |
| 해체, casual level | yaksokago sipeoI want to promise |
| 한다체, plain written level | yaksokago sipdaI want to promise |
Question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yaksokaeyo?do you promise? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | yaksokamnikka?do you promise? |
| 해체, casual level | yaksokae?do you promise? |
| 한다체, plain written level | yaksokani?do you promise? |
Past question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yaksokaesseoyo?did you promise? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | yaksokaetseumnikka?did you promise? |
| 해체, casual level | yaksokaesseo?did you promise? |
| 한다체, plain written level | yaksokaenni?did you promise? |
Request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yaksokaseyopromise! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | yaksokasipsiopromise! |
| 해체, casual level | yaksokaepromise! |
| 한다체, plain written level | yaksokaerapromise! |
Proposal
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yaksokaeyolet's promise! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | yaksokapsidalet's promise! |
| 해체, casual level | yaksokajalet's promise! |
| 한다체, plain written level | yaksokajalet's promise! |
Promise
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yaksokalgeyoI will promise |
| 해체, casual level | yaksokalgeI will promise |
Shall I?
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yaksokalkkayo?shall I promise? |
| 해체, casual level | yaksokalkka?shall I promise? |
Linking
And
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | yaksokagoI promise, and |
And so / because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | yaksokaeseobecause I promise |
If
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | yaksokamyeonif you promise |
But
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | yaksokajimanI promise, but |
Because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | yaksokanikkabecause I promise |
Background
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | yaksokaneundeI promise (background) |
Modifier
Present noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | yaksokaneunpromise (before a noun) |
Past noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | yaksokanpromised (before a noun) |
Future noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | yaksokalwill promise (before a noun) |
Additional forms
Additional honorific forms
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Saying it happened (았/었) | yaksokasyeosseoyohe/she promised (honorific) |
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