Korean reference
취재하다
chwijaehada
to cover a story
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 | chwijaehaeyocover a story |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chwijaehamnidacover a story |
| 해체, casual level | chwijaehaecover a story |
| 한다체, plain written level | chwijaehandacover a story |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chwijaehaesseoyocovered a story |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chwijaehaetseumnidacovered a story |
| 해체, casual level | chwijaehaesseocovered a story |
| 한다체, plain written level | chwijaehaetdacovered a story |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chwijaehal geoyeyowill cover a story |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chwijaehal geomnidawill cover a story |
| 해체, casual level | chwijaehal geoyawill cover a story |
| 한다체, plain written level | chwijaehal geosidawill cover a story |
Intention / conjecture
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chwijaehagesseoyowill probably cover a story |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chwijaehagetseumnidawill probably cover a story |
| 해체, casual level | chwijaehagesseowill probably cover a story |
| 한다체, plain written level | chwijaehagetdawill probably cover a story |
Progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chwijaehago isseoyobe covering a story |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chwijaehago itseumnidabe covering a story |
| 해체, casual level | chwijaehago isseobe covering a story |
| 한다체, plain written level | chwijaehago itdabe covering a story |
Negative
Short negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chwijae an haeyodo not cover a story |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chwijae an hamnidado not cover a story |
| 해체, casual level | chwijae an haedo not cover a story |
| 한다체, plain written level | chwijae an handado not cover a story |
Long negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chwijaehaji anayodo not cover a story |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chwijaehaji anseumnidado not cover a story |
| 해체, casual level | chwijaehaji anado not cover a story |
| 한다체, plain written level | chwijaehaji anneundado not cover a story |
Endings
Honorific
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chwijaehaseyohe/she covers a story (honorific) |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chwijaehasimnidahe/she covers a story (honorific) |
| 해체, casual level | chwijaehasyeohe/she covers a story (honorific) |
| 한다체, plain written level | chwijaehasindahe/she covers a story (honorific) |
Wish
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chwijaehago sipeoyoI want to cover a story |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chwijaehago sipseumnidaI want to cover a story |
| 해체, casual level | chwijaehago sipeoI want to cover a story |
| 한다체, plain written level | chwijaehago sipdaI want to cover a story |
Question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chwijaehaeyo?do you cover a story? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chwijaehamnikka?do you cover a story? |
| 해체, casual level | chwijaehae?do you cover a story? |
| 한다체, plain written level | chwijaehani?do you cover a story? |
Past question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chwijaehaesseoyo?did you cover a story? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chwijaehaetseumnikka?did you cover a story? |
| 해체, casual level | chwijaehaesseo?did you cover a story? |
| 한다체, plain written level | chwijaehaenni?did you cover a story? |
Request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chwijaehaseyocover a story! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chwijaehasipsiocover a story! |
| 해체, casual level | chwijaehaecover a story! |
| 한다체, plain written level | chwijaehaeracover a story! |
Proposal
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chwijaehaeyolet's cover a story! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chwijaehapsidalet's cover a story! |
| 해체, casual level | chwijaehajalet's cover a story! |
| 한다체, plain written level | chwijaehajalet's cover a story! |
Promise
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chwijaehalgeyoI will cover a story |
| 해체, casual level | chwijaehalgeI will cover a story |
Shall I?
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chwijaehalkkayo?shall I cover a story? |
| 해체, casual level | chwijaehalkka?shall I cover a story? |
Linking
And
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chwijaehagoI cover a story, and |
And so / because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chwijaehaeseobecause I cover a story |
If
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chwijaehamyeonif you cover a story |
But
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chwijaehajimanI cover a story, but |
Because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chwijaehanikkabecause I cover a story |
Background
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chwijaehaneundeI cover a story (background) |
Modifier
Present noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chwijaehaneuncover a story (before a noun) |
Past noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chwijaehancovered a story (before a noun) |
Future noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chwijaehalwill cover a story (before a noun) |
Additional forms
Additional honorific forms
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Saying it happened (았/었) | chwijaehasyeosseoyohe/she covered a story (honorific) |
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