Korean reference

작용하다

jagyonghada

to act; to have an effect

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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

작용하다: Present
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite leveljagyonghaeyoact
합니다체, formal polite leveljagyonghamnidaact
해체, casual leveljagyonghaeact
한다체, plain written leveljagyonghandaact

Past

작용하다: Past
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite leveljagyonghaesseoyoacted
합니다체, formal polite leveljagyonghaetseumnidaacted
해체, casual leveljagyonghaesseoacted
한다체, plain written leveljagyonghaetdaacted

Future

작용하다: Future
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite leveljagyonghal geoyeyowill act
합니다체, formal polite leveljagyonghal geomnidawill act
해체, casual leveljagyonghal geoyawill act
한다체, plain written leveljagyonghal geosidawill act

Intention / conjecture

작용하다: Intention / conjecture
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite leveljagyonghagesseoyowill probably act
합니다체, formal polite leveljagyonghagetseumnidawill probably act
해체, casual leveljagyonghagesseowill probably act
한다체, plain written leveljagyonghagetdawill probably act

Progressive

작용하다: Progressive
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite leveljagyonghago isseoyobe acting
합니다체, formal polite leveljagyonghago itseumnidabe acting
해체, casual leveljagyonghago isseobe acting
한다체, plain written leveljagyonghago itdabe acting

Negative

Long negative

작용하다: Long negative
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite leveljagyonghaji anayodo not act
합니다체, formal polite leveljagyonghaji anseumnidado not act
해체, casual leveljagyonghaji anado not act
한다체, plain written leveljagyonghaji anneundado not act

Endings

Honorific

작용하다: Honorific
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite leveljagyonghaseyohe/she acts (honorific)
합니다체, formal polite leveljagyonghasimnidahe/she acts (honorific)
해체, casual leveljagyonghasyeohe/she acts (honorific)
한다체, plain written leveljagyonghasindahe/she acts (honorific)

Wish

작용하다: Wish
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite leveljagyonghago sipeoyoI want to act
합니다체, formal polite leveljagyonghago sipseumnidaI want to act
해체, casual leveljagyonghago sipeoI want to act
한다체, plain written leveljagyonghago sipdaI want to act

Question

작용하다: Question
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite leveljagyonghaeyo?do you act?
합니다체, formal polite leveljagyonghamnikka?do you act?
해체, casual leveljagyonghae?do you act?
한다체, plain written leveljagyonghani?do you act?

Past question

작용하다: Past question
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite leveljagyonghaesseoyo?did you act?
합니다체, formal polite leveljagyonghaetseumnikka?did you act?
해체, casual leveljagyonghaesseo?did you act?
한다체, plain written leveljagyonghaenni?did you act?

Shall I?

작용하다: Shall I?
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
해요체, everyday polite leveljagyonghalkkayo?shall I act?
해체, casual leveljagyonghalkka?shall I act?

Linking

And

작용하다: And
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formjagyonghagoI act, and

And so / because

작용하다: And so / because
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formjagyonghaeseobecause I act

If

작용하다: If
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formjagyonghamyeonif you act

But

작용하다: But
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formjagyonghajimanI act, but

Because

작용하다: Because
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formjagyonghanikkabecause I act

Background

작용하다: Background
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formjagyonghaneundeI act (background)

Modifier

Present noun modifier

작용하다: Present noun modifier
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formjagyonghaneunact (before a noun)

Past noun modifier

작용하다: Past noun modifier
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formjagyonghanacted (before a noun)

Future noun modifier

작용하다: Future noun modifier
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Connecting / modifying formjagyonghalwill act (before a noun)

Additional forms

Additional honorific forms

작용하다: Additional honorific forms
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Saying it happened (았/었)jagyonghasyeosseoyohe/she acted (honorific)

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