Korean reference

통화하다

tonghwahada

to talk on the phone

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

통화하다: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	tonghwahaeyotalk on the phone
합니다체, formal polite level	tonghwahamnidatalk on the phone
해체, casual level	tonghwahaetalk on the phone
한다체, plain written level	tonghwahandatalk on the phone

Past

통화하다: Past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	tonghwahaesseoyotalked on the phone
합니다체, formal polite level	tonghwahaetseumnidatalked on the phone
해체, casual level	tonghwahaesseotalked on the phone
한다체, plain written level	tonghwahaetdatalked on the phone

Future

통화하다: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	tonghwahal geoyeyowill talk on the phone
합니다체, formal polite level	tonghwahal geomnidawill talk on the phone
해체, casual level	tonghwahal geoyawill talk on the phone
한다체, plain written level	tonghwahal geosidawill talk on the phone

Intention / conjecture

통화하다: Intention / conjecture
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	tonghwahagesseoyowill probably talk on the phone
합니다체, formal polite level	tonghwahagetseumnidawill probably talk on the phone
해체, casual level	tonghwahagesseowill probably talk on the phone
한다체, plain written level	tonghwahagetdawill probably talk on the phone

Progressive

통화하다: Progressive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	tonghwahago isseoyobe talking on the phone
합니다체, formal polite level	tonghwahago itseumnidabe talking on the phone
해체, casual level	tonghwahago isseobe talking on the phone
한다체, plain written level	tonghwahago itdabe talking on the phone

Negative

Short negative

통화하다: Short negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	tonghwa an haeyodo not talk on the phone
합니다체, formal polite level	tonghwa an hamnidado not talk on the phone
해체, casual level	tonghwa an haedo not talk on the phone
한다체, plain written level	tonghwa an handado not talk on the phone

Long negative

통화하다: Long negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	tonghwahaji anayodo not talk on the phone
합니다체, formal polite level	tonghwahaji anseumnidado not talk on the phone
해체, casual level	tonghwahaji anado not talk on the phone
한다체, plain written level	tonghwahaji anneundado not talk on the phone

Endings

Honorific

통화하다: Honorific
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	tonghwahaseyohe/she talks on the phone (honorific)
합니다체, formal polite level	tonghwahasimnidahe/she talks on the phone (honorific)
해체, casual level	tonghwahasyeohe/she talks on the phone (honorific)
한다체, plain written level	tonghwahasindahe/she talks on the phone (honorific)

Wish

통화하다: Wish
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	tonghwahago sipeoyoI want to talk on the phone
합니다체, formal polite level	tonghwahago sipseumnidaI want to talk on the phone
해체, casual level	tonghwahago sipeoI want to talk on the phone
한다체, plain written level	tonghwahago sipdaI want to talk on the phone

Question

통화하다: Question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	tonghwahaeyo?do you talk on the phone?
합니다체, formal polite level	tonghwahamnikka?do you talk on the phone?
해체, casual level	tonghwahae?do you talk on the phone?
한다체, plain written level	tonghwahani?do you talk on the phone?

Past question

통화하다: Past question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	tonghwahaesseoyo?did you talk on the phone?
합니다체, formal polite level	tonghwahaetseumnikka?did you talk on the phone?
해체, casual level	tonghwahaesseo?did you talk on the phone?
한다체, plain written level	tonghwahaenni?did you talk on the phone?

Request

통화하다: Request
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	tonghwahaseyotalk on the phone!
합니다체, formal polite level	tonghwahasipsiotalk on the phone!
해체, casual level	tonghwahaetalk on the phone!
한다체, plain written level	tonghwahaeratalk on the phone!

Proposal

통화하다: Proposal
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	tonghwahaeyolet's talk on the phone!
합니다체, formal polite level	tonghwahapsidalet's talk on the phone!
해체, casual level	tonghwahajalet's talk on the phone!
한다체, plain written level	tonghwahajalet's talk on the phone!

Promise

통화하다: Promise
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	tonghwahalgeyoI will talk on the phone
해체, casual level	tonghwahalgeI will talk on the phone

Shall I?

통화하다: Shall I?
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	tonghwahalkkayo?shall I talk on the phone?
해체, casual level	tonghwahalkka?shall I talk on the phone?

Linking

And

통화하다: And
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	tonghwahagoI talk on the phone, and

And so / because

통화하다: And so / because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	tonghwahaeseobecause I talk on the phone

If

통화하다: If
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	tonghwahamyeonif you talk on the phone

But

통화하다: But
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	tonghwahajimanI talk on the phone, but

Because

통화하다: Because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	tonghwahanikkabecause I talk on the phone

Background

통화하다: Background
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	tonghwahaneundeI talk on the phone (background)

Modifier

Present noun modifier

통화하다: Present noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	tonghwahaneuntalk on the phone (before a noun)

Past noun modifier

통화하다: Past noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	tonghwahantalked on the phone (before a noun)

Future noun modifier

통화하다: Future noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	tonghwahalwill talk on the phone (before a noun)

Additional forms

Additional honorific forms

통화하다: Additional honorific forms
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Saying it happened (았/었)	tonghwahasyeosseoyohe/she talked on the phone (honorific)

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