Korean reference

활동하다

hwaldonghada

to be active; to work in a field

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

활동하다: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	hwaldonghaeyoam/is/are active
합니다체, formal polite level	hwaldonghamnidaam/is/are active
해체, casual level	hwaldonghaeam/is/are active
한다체, plain written level	hwaldonghandaam/is/are active

Past

활동하다: Past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	hwaldonghaesseoyowas/were active
합니다체, formal polite level	hwaldonghaetseumnidawas/were active
해체, casual level	hwaldonghaesseowas/were active
한다체, plain written level	hwaldonghaetdawas/were active

Future

활동하다: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	hwaldonghal geoyeyowill be active
합니다체, formal polite level	hwaldonghal geomnidawill be active
해체, casual level	hwaldonghal geoyawill be active
한다체, plain written level	hwaldonghal geosidawill be active

Intention / conjecture

활동하다: Intention / conjecture
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	hwaldonghagesseoyowill probably be active
합니다체, formal polite level	hwaldonghagetseumnidawill probably be active
해체, casual level	hwaldonghagesseowill probably be active
한다체, plain written level	hwaldonghagetdawill probably be active

Progressive

활동하다: Progressive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	hwaldonghago isseoyobe active (ongoing)
합니다체, formal polite level	hwaldonghago itseumnidabe active (ongoing)
해체, casual level	hwaldonghago isseobe active (ongoing)
한다체, plain written level	hwaldonghago itdabe active (ongoing)

Negative

Short negative

활동하다: Short negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	hwaldong an haeyonot be active
합니다체, formal polite level	hwaldong an hamnidanot be active
해체, casual level	hwaldong an haenot be active
한다체, plain written level	hwaldong an handanot be active

Long negative

활동하다: Long negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	hwaldonghaji anayonot be active
합니다체, formal polite level	hwaldonghaji anseumnidanot be active
해체, casual level	hwaldonghaji ananot be active
한다체, plain written level	hwaldonghaji anneundanot be active

Endings

Honorific

활동하다: Honorific
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	hwaldonghaseyohe/she is active (honorific)
합니다체, formal polite level	hwaldonghasimnidahe/she is active (honorific)
해체, casual level	hwaldonghasyeohe/she is active (honorific)
한다체, plain written level	hwaldonghasindahe/she is active (honorific)

Wish

활동하다: Wish
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	hwaldonghago sipeoyoI want to be active
합니다체, formal polite level	hwaldonghago sipseumnidaI want to be active
해체, casual level	hwaldonghago sipeoI want to be active
한다체, plain written level	hwaldonghago sipdaI want to be active

Question

활동하다: Question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	hwaldonghaeyo?are you active?
합니다체, formal polite level	hwaldonghamnikka?are you active?
해체, casual level	hwaldonghae?are you active?
한다체, plain written level	hwaldonghani?are you active?

Past question

활동하다: Past question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	hwaldonghaesseoyo?were you active?
합니다체, formal polite level	hwaldonghaetseumnikka?were you active?
해체, casual level	hwaldonghaesseo?were you active?
한다체, plain written level	hwaldonghaenni?were you active?

Request

활동하다: Request
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	hwaldonghaseyobe active!
합니다체, formal polite level	hwaldonghasipsiobe active!
해체, casual level	hwaldonghaebe active!
한다체, plain written level	hwaldonghaerabe active!

Proposal

활동하다: Proposal
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	hwaldonghaeyolet's be active!
합니다체, formal polite level	hwaldonghapsidalet's be active!
해체, casual level	hwaldonghajalet's be active!
한다체, plain written level	hwaldonghajalet's be active!

Promise

활동하다: Promise
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	hwaldonghalgeyoI will be active
해체, casual level	hwaldonghalgeI will be active

Shall I?

활동하다: Shall I?
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	hwaldonghalkkayo?shall I be active?
해체, casual level	hwaldonghalkka?shall I be active?

Linking

And

활동하다: And
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	hwaldonghagoI am active, and

And so / because

활동하다: And so / because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	hwaldonghaeseobecause I am active

If

활동하다: If
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	hwaldonghamyeonif you are active

But

활동하다: But
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	hwaldonghajimanI am active, but

Because

활동하다: Because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	hwaldonghanikkabecause I am active

Background

활동하다: Background
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	hwaldonghaneundeI am active (background)

Modifier

Present noun modifier

활동하다: Present noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	hwaldonghaneunbe active (before a noun)

Past noun modifier

활동하다: Past noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	hwaldonghanwas active (before a noun)

Future noun modifier

활동하다: Future noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	hwaldonghalwill be active (before a noun)

Additional forms

Additional honorific forms

활동하다: Additional honorific forms
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Saying it happened (았/었)	hwaldonghasyeosseoyohe/she was/were active (honorific)

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