Korean reference
칭찬하다
chingchanhada
to praise
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 | chingchanhaeyopraise |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chingchanhamnidapraise |
| 해체, casual level | chingchanhaepraise |
| 한다체, plain written level | chingchanhandapraise |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chingchanhaesseoyopraised |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chingchanhaetseumnidapraised |
| 해체, casual level | chingchanhaesseopraised |
| 한다체, plain written level | chingchanhaetdapraised |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chingchanhal geoyeyowill praise |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chingchanhal geomnidawill praise |
| 해체, casual level | chingchanhal geoyawill praise |
| 한다체, plain written level | chingchanhal geosidawill praise |
Intention / conjecture
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chingchanhagesseoyowill probably praise |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chingchanhagetseumnidawill probably praise |
| 해체, casual level | chingchanhagesseowill probably praise |
| 한다체, plain written level | chingchanhagetdawill probably praise |
Progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chingchanhago isseoyobe praising |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chingchanhago itseumnidabe praising |
| 해체, casual level | chingchanhago isseobe praising |
| 한다체, plain written level | chingchanhago itdabe praising |
Negative
Short negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chingchan an haeyodo not praise |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chingchan an hamnidado not praise |
| 해체, casual level | chingchan an haedo not praise |
| 한다체, plain written level | chingchan an handado not praise |
Long negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chingchanhaji anayodo not praise |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chingchanhaji anseumnidado not praise |
| 해체, casual level | chingchanhaji anado not praise |
| 한다체, plain written level | chingchanhaji anneundado not praise |
Endings
Honorific
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chingchanhaseyohe/she praises (honorific) |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chingchanhasimnidahe/she praises (honorific) |
| 해체, casual level | chingchanhasyeohe/she praises (honorific) |
| 한다체, plain written level | chingchanhasindahe/she praises (honorific) |
Wish
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chingchanhago sipeoyoI want to praise |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chingchanhago sipseumnidaI want to praise |
| 해체, casual level | chingchanhago sipeoI want to praise |
| 한다체, plain written level | chingchanhago sipdaI want to praise |
Question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chingchanhaeyo?do you praise? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chingchanhamnikka?do you praise? |
| 해체, casual level | chingchanhae?do you praise? |
| 한다체, plain written level | chingchanhani?do you praise? |
Past question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chingchanhaesseoyo?did you praise? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chingchanhaetseumnikka?did you praise? |
| 해체, casual level | chingchanhaesseo?did you praise? |
| 한다체, plain written level | chingchanhaenni?did you praise? |
Request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chingchanhaseyopraise! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chingchanhasipsiopraise! |
| 해체, casual level | chingchanhaepraise! |
| 한다체, plain written level | chingchanhaerapraise! |
Proposal
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chingchanhaeyolet's praise! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | chingchanhapsidalet's praise! |
| 해체, casual level | chingchanhajalet's praise! |
| 한다체, plain written level | chingchanhajalet's praise! |
Promise
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chingchanhalgeyoI will praise |
| 해체, casual level | chingchanhalgeI will praise |
Shall I?
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | chingchanhalkkayo?shall I praise? |
| 해체, casual level | chingchanhalkka?shall I praise? |
Linking
And
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chingchanhagoI praise, and |
And so / because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chingchanhaeseobecause I praise |
If
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chingchanhamyeonif you praise |
But
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chingchanhajimanI praise, but |
Because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chingchanhanikkabecause I praise |
Background
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chingchanhaneundeI praise (background) |
Modifier
Present noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chingchanhaneunpraise (before a noun) |
Past noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chingchanhanpraised (before a noun) |
Future noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | chingchanhalwill praise (before a noun) |
Additional forms
Additional honorific forms
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Saying it happened (았/었) | chingchanhasyeosseoyohe/she praised (honorific) |
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