Korean reference
유지하다
yujihada
to maintain
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 | yujihaeyomaintain |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | yujihamnidamaintain |
| 해체, casual level | yujihaemaintain |
| 한다체, plain written level | yujihandamaintain |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yujihaesseoyomaintained |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | yujihaetseumnidamaintained |
| 해체, casual level | yujihaesseomaintained |
| 한다체, plain written level | yujihaetdamaintained |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yujihal geoyeyowill maintain |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | yujihal geomnidawill maintain |
| 해체, casual level | yujihal geoyawill maintain |
| 한다체, plain written level | yujihal geosidawill maintain |
Intention / conjecture
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yujihagesseoyowill probably maintain |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | yujihagetseumnidawill probably maintain |
| 해체, casual level | yujihagesseowill probably maintain |
| 한다체, plain written level | yujihagetdawill probably maintain |
Progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yujihago isseoyobe maintaining |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | yujihago itseumnidabe maintaining |
| 해체, casual level | yujihago isseobe maintaining |
| 한다체, plain written level | yujihago itdabe maintaining |
Negative
Short negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yuji an haeyodo not maintain |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | yuji an hamnidado not maintain |
| 해체, casual level | yuji an haedo not maintain |
| 한다체, plain written level | yuji an handado not maintain |
Long negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yujihaji anayodo not maintain |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | yujihaji anseumnidado not maintain |
| 해체, casual level | yujihaji anado not maintain |
| 한다체, plain written level | yujihaji anneundado not maintain |
Endings
Honorific
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yujihaseyohe/she maintains (honorific) |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | yujihasimnidahe/she maintains (honorific) |
| 해체, casual level | yujihasyeohe/she maintains (honorific) |
| 한다체, plain written level | yujihasindahe/she maintains (honorific) |
Wish
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yujihago sipeoyoI want to maintain |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | yujihago sipseumnidaI want to maintain |
| 해체, casual level | yujihago sipeoI want to maintain |
| 한다체, plain written level | yujihago sipdaI want to maintain |
Question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yujihaeyo?do you maintain? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | yujihamnikka?do you maintain? |
| 해체, casual level | yujihae?do you maintain? |
| 한다체, plain written level | yujihani?do you maintain? |
Past question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yujihaesseoyo?did you maintain? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | yujihaetseumnikka?did you maintain? |
| 해체, casual level | yujihaesseo?did you maintain? |
| 한다체, plain written level | yujihaenni?did you maintain? |
Request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yujihaseyomaintain! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | yujihasipsiomaintain! |
| 해체, casual level | yujihaemaintain! |
| 한다체, plain written level | yujihaeramaintain! |
Proposal
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yujihaeyolet's maintain! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | yujihapsidalet's maintain! |
| 해체, casual level | yujihajalet's maintain! |
| 한다체, plain written level | yujihajalet's maintain! |
Promise
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yujihalgeyoI will maintain |
| 해체, casual level | yujihalgeI will maintain |
Shall I?
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | yujihalkkayo?shall I maintain? |
| 해체, casual level | yujihalkka?shall I maintain? |
Linking
And
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | yujihagoI maintain, and |
And so / because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | yujihaeseobecause I maintain |
If
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | yujihamyeonif you maintain |
But
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | yujihajimanI maintain, but |
Because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | yujihanikkabecause I maintain |
Background
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | yujihaneundeI maintain (background) |
Modifier
Present noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | yujihaneunmaintain (before a noun) |
Past noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | yujihanmaintained (before a noun) |
Future noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | yujihalwill maintain (before a noun) |
Additional forms
Additional honorific forms
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Saying it happened (았/었) | yujihasyeosseoyohe/she maintained (honorific) |
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