Korean reference
운전하다
unjeonhada
to drive
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 | unjeonhaeyodrive |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | unjeonhamnidadrive |
| 해체, casual level | unjeonhaedrive |
| 한다체, plain written level | unjeonhandadrive |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | unjeonhaesseoyodrove |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | unjeonhaetseumnidadrove |
| 해체, casual level | unjeonhaesseodrove |
| 한다체, plain written level | unjeonhaetdadrove |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | unjeonhal geoyeyowill drive |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | unjeonhal geomnidawill drive |
| 해체, casual level | unjeonhal geoyawill drive |
| 한다체, plain written level | unjeonhal geosidawill drive |
Intention / conjecture
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | unjeonhagesseoyowill probably drive |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | unjeonhagetseumnidawill probably drive |
| 해체, casual level | unjeonhagesseowill probably drive |
| 한다체, plain written level | unjeonhagetdawill probably drive |
Progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | unjeonhago isseoyobe driving |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | unjeonhago itseumnidabe driving |
| 해체, casual level | unjeonhago isseobe driving |
| 한다체, plain written level | unjeonhago itdabe driving |
Negative
Short negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | unjeon an haeyodo not drive |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | unjeon an hamnidado not drive |
| 해체, casual level | unjeon an haedo not drive |
| 한다체, plain written level | unjeon an handado not drive |
Long negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | unjeonhaji anayodo not drive |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | unjeonhaji anseumnidado not drive |
| 해체, casual level | unjeonhaji anado not drive |
| 한다체, plain written level | unjeonhaji anneundado not drive |
Endings
Honorific
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | unjeonhaseyohe/she drives (honorific) |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | unjeonhasimnidahe/she drives (honorific) |
| 해체, casual level | unjeonhasyeohe/she drives (honorific) |
| 한다체, plain written level | unjeonhasindahe/she drives (honorific) |
Wish
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | unjeonhago sipeoyoI want to drive |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | unjeonhago sipseumnidaI want to drive |
| 해체, casual level | unjeonhago sipeoI want to drive |
| 한다체, plain written level | unjeonhago sipdaI want to drive |
Question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | unjeonhaeyo?do you drive? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | unjeonhamnikka?do you drive? |
| 해체, casual level | unjeonhae?do you drive? |
| 한다체, plain written level | unjeonhani?do you drive? |
Past question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | unjeonhaesseoyo?did you drive? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | unjeonhaetseumnikka?did you drive? |
| 해체, casual level | unjeonhaesseo?did you drive? |
| 한다체, plain written level | unjeonhaenni?did you drive? |
Request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | unjeonhaseyodrive! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | unjeonhasipsiodrive! |
| 해체, casual level | unjeonhaedrive! |
| 한다체, plain written level | unjeonhaeradrive! |
Proposal
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | unjeonhaeyolet's drive! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | unjeonhapsidalet's drive! |
| 해체, casual level | unjeonhajalet's drive! |
| 한다체, plain written level | unjeonhajalet's drive! |
Promise
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | unjeonhalgeyoI will drive |
| 해체, casual level | unjeonhalgeI will drive |
Shall I?
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | unjeonhalkkayo?shall I drive? |
| 해체, casual level | unjeonhalkka?shall I drive? |
Linking
And
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | unjeonhagoI drive, and |
And so / because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | unjeonhaeseobecause I drive |
If
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | unjeonhamyeonif you drive |
But
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | unjeonhajimanI drive, but |
Because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | unjeonhanikkabecause I drive |
Background
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | unjeonhaneundeI drive (background) |
Modifier
Present noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | unjeonhaneundrive (before a noun) |
Past noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | unjeonhandrove (before a noun) |
Future noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | unjeonhalwill drive (before a noun) |
Additional forms
Additional honorific forms
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Saying it happened (았/었) | unjeonhasyeosseoyohe/she drove (honorific) |
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