Korean reference
퇴근하다
toegeunhada
to leave work
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 | toegeunhaeyoleave work |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | toegeunhamnidaleave work |
| 해체, casual level | toegeunhaeleave work |
| 한다체, plain written level | toegeunhandaleave work |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | toegeunhaesseoyoleft work |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | toegeunhaetseumnidaleft work |
| 해체, casual level | toegeunhaesseoleft work |
| 한다체, plain written level | toegeunhaetdaleft work |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | toegeunhal geoyeyowill leave work |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | toegeunhal geomnidawill leave work |
| 해체, casual level | toegeunhal geoyawill leave work |
| 한다체, plain written level | toegeunhal geosidawill leave work |
Intention / conjecture
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | toegeunhagesseoyowill probably leave work |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | toegeunhagetseumnidawill probably leave work |
| 해체, casual level | toegeunhagesseowill probably leave work |
| 한다체, plain written level | toegeunhagetdawill probably leave work |
Progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | toegeunhago isseoyobe leaving work |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | toegeunhago itseumnidabe leaving work |
| 해체, casual level | toegeunhago isseobe leaving work |
| 한다체, plain written level | toegeunhago itdabe leaving work |
Negative
Short negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | toegeun an haeyodo not leave work |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | toegeun an hamnidado not leave work |
| 해체, casual level | toegeun an haedo not leave work |
| 한다체, plain written level | toegeun an handado not leave work |
Long negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | toegeunhaji anayodo not leave work |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | toegeunhaji anseumnidado not leave work |
| 해체, casual level | toegeunhaji anado not leave work |
| 한다체, plain written level | toegeunhaji anneundado not leave work |
Endings
Honorific
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | toegeunhaseyohe/she leaves work (honorific) |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | toegeunhasimnidahe/she leaves work (honorific) |
| 해체, casual level | toegeunhasyeohe/she leaves work (honorific) |
| 한다체, plain written level | toegeunhasindahe/she leaves work (honorific) |
Wish
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | toegeunhago sipeoyoI want to leave work |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | toegeunhago sipseumnidaI want to leave work |
| 해체, casual level | toegeunhago sipeoI want to leave work |
| 한다체, plain written level | toegeunhago sipdaI want to leave work |
Question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | toegeunhaeyo?do you leave work? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | toegeunhamnikka?do you leave work? |
| 해체, casual level | toegeunhae?do you leave work? |
| 한다체, plain written level | toegeunhani?do you leave work? |
Past question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | toegeunhaesseoyo?did you leave work? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | toegeunhaetseumnikka?did you leave work? |
| 해체, casual level | toegeunhaesseo?did you leave work? |
| 한다체, plain written level | toegeunhaenni?did you leave work? |
Request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | toegeunhaseyoleave work! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | toegeunhasipsioleave work! |
| 해체, casual level | toegeunhaeleave work! |
| 한다체, plain written level | toegeunhaeraleave work! |
Proposal
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | toegeunhaeyolet's leave work! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | toegeunhapsidalet's leave work! |
| 해체, casual level | toegeunhajalet's leave work! |
| 한다체, plain written level | toegeunhajalet's leave work! |
Promise
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | toegeunhalgeyoI will leave work |
| 해체, casual level | toegeunhalgeI will leave work |
Shall I?
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | toegeunhalkkayo?shall I leave work? |
| 해체, casual level | toegeunhalkka?shall I leave work? |
Linking
And
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | toegeunhagoI leave work, and |
And so / because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | toegeunhaeseobecause I leave work |
If
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | toegeunhamyeonif you leave work |
But
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | toegeunhajimanI leave work, but |
Because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | toegeunhanikkabecause I leave work |
Background
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | toegeunhaneundeI leave work (background) |
Modifier
Present noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | toegeunhaneunleave work (before a noun) |
Past noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | toegeunhanleft work (before a noun) |
Future noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | toegeunhalwill leave work (before a noun) |
Additional forms
Additional honorific forms
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Saying it happened (았/었) | toegeunhasyeosseoyohe/she left work (honorific) |
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