Korean reference

증명하다

jeungmyeonghada

to prove

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

증명하다: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	jeungmyeonghaeyoprove
합니다체, formal polite level	jeungmyeonghamnidaprove
해체, casual level	jeungmyeonghaeprove
한다체, plain written level	jeungmyeonghandaprove

Past

증명하다: Past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	jeungmyeonghaesseoyoproved
합니다체, formal polite level	jeungmyeonghaetseumnidaproved
해체, casual level	jeungmyeonghaesseoproved
한다체, plain written level	jeungmyeonghaetdaproved

Future

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

Intention / conjecture

증명하다: Intention / conjecture
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	jeungmyeonghagesseoyowill probably prove
합니다체, formal polite level	jeungmyeonghagetseumnidawill probably prove
해체, casual level	jeungmyeonghagesseowill probably prove
한다체, plain written level	jeungmyeonghagetdawill probably prove

Progressive

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

Negative

Short negative

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

Long negative

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

Endings

Honorific

증명하다: Honorific
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	jeungmyeonghaseyohe/she proves (honorific)
합니다체, formal polite level	jeungmyeonghasimnidahe/she proves (honorific)
해체, casual level	jeungmyeonghasyeohe/she proves (honorific)
한다체, plain written level	jeungmyeonghasindahe/she proves (honorific)

Wish

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

Question

증명하다: Question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	jeungmyeonghaeyo?do you prove?
합니다체, formal polite level	jeungmyeonghamnikka?do you prove?
해체, casual level	jeungmyeonghae?do you prove?
한다체, plain written level	jeungmyeonghani?do you prove?

Past question

증명하다: Past question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	jeungmyeonghaesseoyo?did you prove?
합니다체, formal polite level	jeungmyeonghaetseumnikka?did you prove?
해체, casual level	jeungmyeonghaesseo?did you prove?
한다체, plain written level	jeungmyeonghaenni?did you prove?

Request

증명하다: Request
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	jeungmyeonghaseyoprove!
합니다체, formal polite level	jeungmyeonghasipsioprove!
해체, casual level	jeungmyeonghaeprove!
한다체, plain written level	jeungmyeonghaeraprove!

Proposal

증명하다: Proposal
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	jeungmyeonghaeyolet's prove!
합니다체, formal polite level	jeungmyeonghapsidalet's prove!
해체, casual level	jeungmyeonghajalet's prove!
한다체, plain written level	jeungmyeonghajalet's prove!

Promise

증명하다: Promise
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	jeungmyeonghalgeyoI will prove
해체, casual level	jeungmyeonghalgeI will prove

Shall I?

증명하다: Shall I?
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	jeungmyeonghalkkayo?shall I prove?
해체, casual level	jeungmyeonghalkka?shall I prove?

Linking

And

증명하다: And
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	jeungmyeonghagoI prove, and

And so / because

증명하다: And so / because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	jeungmyeonghaeseobecause I prove

If

증명하다: If
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	jeungmyeonghamyeonif you prove

But

증명하다: But
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	jeungmyeonghajimanI prove, but

Because

증명하다: Because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	jeungmyeonghanikkabecause I prove

Background

증명하다: Background
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	jeungmyeonghaneundeI prove (background)

Modifier

Present noun modifier

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

Past noun modifier

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

Future noun modifier

증명하다: Future noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	jeungmyeonghalwill prove (before a noun)

Additional forms

Additional honorific forms

증명하다: Additional honorific forms
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Saying it happened (았/었)	jeungmyeonghasyeosseoyohe/she proved (honorific)

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