Korean reference
은퇴하다
euntoehada
to retire
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 | euntoehaeyoretire |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | euntoehamnidaretire |
| 해체, casual level | euntoehaeretire |
| 한다체, plain written level | euntoehandaretire |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | euntoehaesseoyoretired |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | euntoehaetseumnidaretired |
| 해체, casual level | euntoehaesseoretired |
| 한다체, plain written level | euntoehaetdaretired |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | euntoehal geoyeyowill retire |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | euntoehal geomnidawill retire |
| 해체, casual level | euntoehal geoyawill retire |
| 한다체, plain written level | euntoehal geosidawill retire |
Intention / conjecture
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | euntoehagesseoyowill probably retire |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | euntoehagetseumnidawill probably retire |
| 해체, casual level | euntoehagesseowill probably retire |
| 한다체, plain written level | euntoehagetdawill probably retire |
Progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | euntoehago isseoyobe retiring |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | euntoehago itseumnidabe retiring |
| 해체, casual level | euntoehago isseobe retiring |
| 한다체, plain written level | euntoehago itdabe retiring |
Negative
Short negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | euntoe an haeyodo not retire |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | euntoe an hamnidado not retire |
| 해체, casual level | euntoe an haedo not retire |
| 한다체, plain written level | euntoe an handado not retire |
Long negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | euntoehaji anayodo not retire |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | euntoehaji anseumnidado not retire |
| 해체, casual level | euntoehaji anado not retire |
| 한다체, plain written level | euntoehaji anneundado not retire |
Endings
Honorific
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | euntoehaseyohe/she retires (honorific) |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | euntoehasimnidahe/she retires (honorific) |
| 해체, casual level | euntoehasyeohe/she retires (honorific) |
| 한다체, plain written level | euntoehasindahe/she retires (honorific) |
Wish
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | euntoehago sipeoyoI want to retire |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | euntoehago sipseumnidaI want to retire |
| 해체, casual level | euntoehago sipeoI want to retire |
| 한다체, plain written level | euntoehago sipdaI want to retire |
Question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | euntoehaeyo?do you retire? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | euntoehamnikka?do you retire? |
| 해체, casual level | euntoehae?do you retire? |
| 한다체, plain written level | euntoehani?do you retire? |
Past question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | euntoehaesseoyo?did you retire? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | euntoehaetseumnikka?did you retire? |
| 해체, casual level | euntoehaesseo?did you retire? |
| 한다체, plain written level | euntoehaenni?did you retire? |
Request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | euntoehaseyoretire! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | euntoehasipsioretire! |
| 해체, casual level | euntoehaeretire! |
| 한다체, plain written level | euntoehaeraretire! |
Proposal
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | euntoehaeyolet's retire! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | euntoehapsidalet's retire! |
| 해체, casual level | euntoehajalet's retire! |
| 한다체, plain written level | euntoehajalet's retire! |
Promise
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | euntoehalgeyoI will retire |
| 해체, casual level | euntoehalgeI will retire |
Shall I?
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | euntoehalkkayo?shall I retire? |
| 해체, casual level | euntoehalkka?shall I retire? |
Linking
And
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | euntoehagoI retire, and |
And so / because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | euntoehaeseobecause I retire |
If
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | euntoehamyeonif you retire |
But
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | euntoehajimanI retire, but |
Because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | euntoehanikkabecause I retire |
Background
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | euntoehaneundeI retire (background) |
Modifier
Present noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | euntoehaneunretire (before a noun) |
Past noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | euntoehanretired (before a noun) |
Future noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | euntoehalwill retire (before a noun) |
Additional forms
Additional honorific forms
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Saying it happened (았/었) | euntoehasyeosseoyohe/she retired (honorific) |
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