Korean reference
좋아지다
joajida
to get better
Regular · 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 | joajyeoyoget better |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | joajimnidaget better |
| 해체, casual level | joajyeoget better |
| 한다체, plain written level | joajindaget better |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | joajyeosseoyogot better |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | joajyeotseumnidagot better |
| 해체, casual level | joajyeosseogot better |
| 한다체, plain written level | joajyeotdagot better |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | joajil geoyeyowill get better |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | joajil geomnidawill get better |
| 해체, casual level | joajil geoyawill get better |
| 한다체, plain written level | joajil geosidawill get better |
Intention / conjecture
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | joajigesseoyowill probably get better |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | joajigetseumnidawill probably get better |
| 해체, casual level | joajigesseowill probably get better |
| 한다체, plain written level | joajigetdawill probably get better |
Progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | joajigo isseoyobe getting better |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | joajigo itseumnidabe getting better |
| 해체, casual level | joajigo isseobe getting better |
| 한다체, plain written level | joajigo itdabe getting better |
Negative
Short negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | an joajyeoyodo not get better |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | an joajimnidado not get better |
| 해체, casual level | an joajyeodo not get better |
| 한다체, plain written level | an joajindado not get better |
Long negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | joajiji anayodo not get better |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | joajiji anseumnidado not get better |
| 해체, casual level | joajiji anado not get better |
| 한다체, plain written level | joajiji anneundado not get better |
Endings
Honorific
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | joajiseyohe/she gets better (honorific) |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | joajisimnidahe/she gets better (honorific) |
| 해체, casual level | joajisyeohe/she gets better (honorific) |
| 한다체, plain written level | joajisindahe/she gets better (honorific) |
Wish
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | joajigo sipeoyoI want to get better |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | joajigo sipseumnidaI want to get better |
| 해체, casual level | joajigo sipeoI want to get better |
| 한다체, plain written level | joajigo sipdaI want to get better |
Question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | joajyeoyo?do you get better? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | joajimnikka?do you get better? |
| 해체, casual level | joajyeo?do you get better? |
| 한다체, plain written level | joajini?do you get better? |
Past question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | joajyeosseoyo?did you get better? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | joajyeotseumnikka?did you get better? |
| 해체, casual level | joajyeosseo?did you get better? |
| 한다체, plain written level | joajyeonni?did you get better? |
Request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | joajiseyoget better! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | joajisipsioget better! |
| 해체, casual level | joajyeoget better! |
| 한다체, plain written level | joajyeoraget better! |
Proposal
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | joajyeoyolet's get better! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | joajipsidalet's get better! |
| 해체, casual level | joajijalet's get better! |
| 한다체, plain written level | joajijalet's get better! |
Promise
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | joajilgeyoI will get better |
| 해체, casual level | joajilgeI will get better |
Shall I?
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | joajilkkayo?shall I get better? |
| 해체, casual level | joajilkka?shall I get better? |
Linking
And
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | joajigoI get better, and |
And so / because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | joajyeoseobecause I get better |
If
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | joajimyeonif you get better |
But
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | joajijimanI get better, but |
Because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | joajinikkabecause I get better |
Background
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | joajineundeI get better (background) |
Modifier
Present noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | joajineunget better (before a noun) |
Past noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | joajingot better (before a noun) |
Future noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | joajilwill get better (before a noun) |
Additional forms
Additional honorific forms
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Saying it happened (았/었) | joajisyeosseoyohe/she got better (honorific) |
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