Korean reference

접근하다

jeopgeunhada

to approach; to access

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

접근하다: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	jeopgeunhaeyoapproach
합니다체, formal polite level	jeopgeunhamnidaapproach
해체, casual level	jeopgeunhaeapproach
한다체, plain written level	jeopgeunhandaapproach

Past

접근하다: Past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	jeopgeunhaesseoyoapproached
합니다체, formal polite level	jeopgeunhaetseumnidaapproached
해체, casual level	jeopgeunhaesseoapproached
한다체, plain written level	jeopgeunhaetdaapproached

Future

접근하다: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	jeopgeunhal geoyeyowill approach
합니다체, formal polite level	jeopgeunhal geomnidawill approach
해체, casual level	jeopgeunhal geoyawill approach
한다체, plain written level	jeopgeunhal geosidawill approach

Intention / conjecture

접근하다: Intention / conjecture
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	jeopgeunhagesseoyowill probably approach
합니다체, formal polite level	jeopgeunhagetseumnidawill probably approach
해체, casual level	jeopgeunhagesseowill probably approach
한다체, plain written level	jeopgeunhagetdawill probably approach

Progressive

접근하다: Progressive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	jeopgeunhago isseoyobe approaching
합니다체, formal polite level	jeopgeunhago itseumnidabe approaching
해체, casual level	jeopgeunhago isseobe approaching
한다체, plain written level	jeopgeunhago itdabe approaching

Negative

Short negative

접근하다: Short negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	jeopgeun an haeyodo not approach
합니다체, formal polite level	jeopgeun an hamnidado not approach
해체, casual level	jeopgeun an haedo not approach
한다체, plain written level	jeopgeun an handado not approach

Long negative

접근하다: Long negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	jeopgeunhaji anayodo not approach
합니다체, formal polite level	jeopgeunhaji anseumnidado not approach
해체, casual level	jeopgeunhaji anado not approach
한다체, plain written level	jeopgeunhaji anneundado not approach

Endings

Honorific

접근하다: Honorific
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	jeopgeunhaseyohe/she approaches (honorific)
합니다체, formal polite level	jeopgeunhasimnidahe/she approaches (honorific)
해체, casual level	jeopgeunhasyeohe/she approaches (honorific)
한다체, plain written level	jeopgeunhasindahe/she approaches (honorific)

Wish

접근하다: Wish
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	jeopgeunhago sipeoyoI want to approach
합니다체, formal polite level	jeopgeunhago sipseumnidaI want to approach
해체, casual level	jeopgeunhago sipeoI want to approach
한다체, plain written level	jeopgeunhago sipdaI want to approach

Question

접근하다: Question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	jeopgeunhaeyo?do you approach?
합니다체, formal polite level	jeopgeunhamnikka?do you approach?
해체, casual level	jeopgeunhae?do you approach?
한다체, plain written level	jeopgeunhani?do you approach?

Past question

접근하다: Past question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	jeopgeunhaesseoyo?did you approach?
합니다체, formal polite level	jeopgeunhaetseumnikka?did you approach?
해체, casual level	jeopgeunhaesseo?did you approach?
한다체, plain written level	jeopgeunhaenni?did you approach?

Request

접근하다: Request
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	jeopgeunhaseyoapproach!
합니다체, formal polite level	jeopgeunhasipsioapproach!
해체, casual level	jeopgeunhaeapproach!
한다체, plain written level	jeopgeunhaeraapproach!

Proposal

접근하다: Proposal
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	jeopgeunhaeyolet's approach!
합니다체, formal polite level	jeopgeunhapsidalet's approach!
해체, casual level	jeopgeunhajalet's approach!
한다체, plain written level	jeopgeunhajalet's approach!

Promise

접근하다: Promise
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	jeopgeunhalgeyoI will approach
해체, casual level	jeopgeunhalgeI will approach

Shall I?

접근하다: Shall I?
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	jeopgeunhalkkayo?shall I approach?
해체, casual level	jeopgeunhalkka?shall I approach?

Linking

And

접근하다: And
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	jeopgeunhagoI approach, and

And so / because

접근하다: And so / because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	jeopgeunhaeseobecause I approach

If

접근하다: If
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	jeopgeunhamyeonif you approach

But

접근하다: But
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	jeopgeunhajimanI approach, but

Because

접근하다: Because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	jeopgeunhanikkabecause I approach

Background

접근하다: Background
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	jeopgeunhaneundeI approach (background)

Modifier

Present noun modifier

접근하다: Present noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	jeopgeunhaneunapproach (before a noun)

Past noun modifier

접근하다: Past noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	jeopgeunhanapproached (before a noun)

Future noun modifier

접근하다: Future noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	jeopgeunhalwill approach (before a noun)

Additional forms

Additional honorific forms

접근하다: Additional honorific forms
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Saying it happened (았/었)	jeopgeunhasyeosseoyohe/she approached (honorific)

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