Korean reference

어떻다

eotteota

to be how; to be like what

Adjective · Irregular · 18 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

어떻다: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	eottaeyoam/is/are how
합니다체, formal polite level	eotteoseumnidaam/is/are how
해체, casual level	eottaeam/is/are how
한다체, plain written level	eotteotaam/is/are how

Past

어떻다: Past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	eottaesseoyowas/were how
합니다체, formal polite level	eottaetseumnidawas/were how
해체, casual level	eottaesseowas/were how
한다체, plain written level	eottaetdawas/were how

Future

어떻다: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	eotteol geoyeyowill be how
합니다체, formal polite level	eotteol geomnidawill be how
해체, casual level	eotteol geoyawill be how
한다체, plain written level	eotteol geosidawill be how

Intention / conjecture

어떻다: Intention / conjecture
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	eotteokesseoyowill probably be how
합니다체, formal polite level	eotteoketseumnidawill probably be how
해체, casual level	eotteokesseowill probably be how
한다체, plain written level	eotteoketdawill probably be how

Negative

Short negative

어떻다: Short negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	an eottaeyonot be how
합니다체, formal polite level	an eotteoseumnidanot be how
해체, casual level	an eottaenot be how
한다체, plain written level	an eotteotanot be how

Long negative

어떻다: Long negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	eotteochi anayonot be how
합니다체, formal polite level	eotteochi anseumnidanot be how
해체, casual level	eotteochi ananot be how
한다체, plain written level	eotteochi antanot be how

Endings

Honorific

어떻다: Honorific
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	eotteoseyohe/she is how (honorific)
합니다체, formal polite level	eotteosimnidahe/she is how (honorific)
해체, casual level	eotteosyeohe/she is how (honorific)
한다체, plain written level	eotteosidahe/she is how (honorific)

Question

어떻다: Question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	eottaeyo?are you how?
합니다체, formal polite level	eotteoseumnikka?are you how?
해체, casual level	eottae?are you how?
한다체, plain written level	eotteonni?are you how?

Past question

어떻다: Past question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	eottaesseoyo?were you how?
합니다체, formal polite level	eottaetseumnikka?were you how?
해체, casual level	eottaesseo?were you how?
한다체, plain written level	eottaenni?were you how?

Linking

And

어떻다: And
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	eotteokoI am how, and

And so / because

어떻다: And so / because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	eottaeseobecause I am how

If

어떻다: If
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	eotteomyeonif you are how

But

어떻다: But
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	eotteochimanI am how, but

Because

어떻다: Because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	eotteonikkabecause I am how

Background

어떻다: Background
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	eotteondeI am how (background)

Modifier

Present noun modifier

어떻다: Present noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	eotteonbe how (before a noun)

Past noun modifier

어떻다: Past noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	eottaetdeonwas how (before a noun)

Future noun modifier

어떻다: Future noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	eotteolwill be how (before a noun)

Additional forms

Additional honorific forms

어떻다: Additional honorific forms
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Saying it happened (았/었)	eotteosyeosseoyohe/she was/were how (honorific)

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