Korean reference
채용하다
chaeyonghada
to hire
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 | chaeyonghaeyohire |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chaeyonghamnidahire |
| 해체, casual level | chaeyonghaehire |
| 한다체, plain written level | chaeyonghandahire |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chaeyonghaesseoyohired |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chaeyonghaetseumnidahired |
| 해체, casual level | chaeyonghaesseohired |
| 한다체, plain written level | chaeyonghaetdahired |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chaeyonghal geoyeyowill hire |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chaeyonghal geomnidawill hire |
| 해체, casual level | chaeyonghal geoyawill hire |
| 한다체, plain written level | chaeyonghal geosidawill hire |
Intention / conjecture
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chaeyonghagesseoyowill probably hire |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chaeyonghagetseumnidawill probably hire |
| 해체, casual level | chaeyonghagesseowill probably hire |
| 한다체, plain written level | chaeyonghagetdawill probably hire |
Progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chaeyonghago isseoyobe hiring |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chaeyonghago itseumnidabe hiring |
| 해체, casual level | chaeyonghago isseobe hiring |
| 한다체, plain written level | chaeyonghago itdabe hiring |
Negative
Short negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chaeyong an haeyodo not hire |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chaeyong an hamnidado not hire |
| 해체, casual level | chaeyong an haedo not hire |
| 한다체, plain written level | chaeyong an handado not hire |
Long negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chaeyonghaji anayodo not hire |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chaeyonghaji anseumnidado not hire |
| 해체, casual level | chaeyonghaji anado not hire |
| 한다체, plain written level | chaeyonghaji anneundado not hire |
Endings
Honorific
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chaeyonghaseyohe/she hires (honorific) |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chaeyonghasimnidahe/she hires (honorific) |
| 해체, casual level | chaeyonghasyeohe/she hires (honorific) |
| 한다체, plain written level | chaeyonghasindahe/she hires (honorific) |
Wish
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chaeyonghago sipeoyoI want to hire |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chaeyonghago sipseumnidaI want to hire |
| 해체, casual level | chaeyonghago sipeoI want to hire |
| 한다체, plain written level | chaeyonghago sipdaI want to hire |
Question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chaeyonghaeyo?do you hire? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chaeyonghamnikka?do you hire? |
| 해체, casual level | chaeyonghae?do you hire? |
| 한다체, plain written level | chaeyonghani?do you hire? |
Past question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chaeyonghaesseoyo?did you hire? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chaeyonghaetseumnikka?did you hire? |
| 해체, casual level | chaeyonghaesseo?did you hire? |
| 한다체, plain written level | chaeyonghaenni?did you hire? |
Request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chaeyonghaseyohire! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chaeyonghasipsiohire! |
| 해체, casual level | chaeyonghaehire! |
| 한다체, plain written level | chaeyonghaerahire! |
Proposal
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chaeyonghaeyolet's hire! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chaeyonghapsidalet's hire! |
| 해체, casual level | chaeyonghajalet's hire! |
| 한다체, plain written level | chaeyonghajalet's hire! |
Promise
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chaeyonghalgeyoI will hire |
| 해체, casual level | chaeyonghalgeI will hire |
Shall I?
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chaeyonghalkkayo?shall I hire? |
| 해체, casual level | chaeyonghalkka?shall I hire? |
Linking
And
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chaeyonghagoI hire, and |
And so / because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chaeyonghaeseobecause I hire |
If
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chaeyonghamyeonif you hire |
But
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chaeyonghajimanI hire, but |
Because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chaeyonghanikkabecause I hire |
Background
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chaeyonghaneundeI hire (background) |
Modifier
Present noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chaeyonghaneunhire (before a noun) |
Past noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chaeyonghanhired (before a noun) |
Future noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chaeyonghalwill hire (before a noun) |
Additional forms
Additional honorific forms
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Saying it happened (았/었) | chaeyonghasyeosseoyohe/she hired (honorific) |
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