Formal Polite

Formal, and polite

Used commonly between strangers, among male coworkers, by TV announcers, and to customers.

more or less flags on/off

Indicative

Ordinary, factual, objective statements and/or questions.

 

Negation

못(cannot)

안(will not)

Tense

Present

Past

Remote Past

Certain Future

Probable Future

Past Future

Remote Past Future

Statements

Non-honorific

합니다

하였습니다

하였었습니다

하겠습니다

할겁니다

하였겠습니다

하였었겠습니다

Honorific

하십니다

하시였습니다

하시였었습니다

하시겠습니다

하실겁니다

하시였겠습니다

하시였었겠습니다

Questions

Non-honorific

합니까?

하였습니까?

하였었습니까?

하겠습니까?

할겁니까?

하였겠습니까?

하였었겠습니까?

Honorific

하십니까?

하시였습니까?

하시였었습니까?

하시겠습니까?

하실겁니까?

하시였겠습니까?

하시였었겠습니까?

 

Polite

Retrospective

Indicates the continuing relevance of a past situation

Good example here.

 

Negation

못(cannot)

안(will not)

Tense

Present

Past

Remote Past

Certain Future

Probable Future

Past Future

Remote Past Future

Statements

Non-honorific

합디다

하였습디다

하였었습디다

하겠습디다

할겁디다

하였겠습디다

하였었겠습디다

Honorific

하십디다

하시였습디다

하시였었습디다

하시겠습디다

하실겁디다

하시였겠습디다

하시였었겠습디다

Questions

Non-honorific

합디까?

하였습디까?

하였었습디까?

하겠습디까?

할겁디까?

하였겠습디까?

하였었겠습디까?

Honorific

하십디까?

하시였습디까?

하시였었습디까?

하시겠습디까?

하실겁디까?

하시였겠습디까?

하시였었겠습디까?

 

Polite

Subjunctive

Used to express wishes, commands, emotion, possibility, opinion, necessity, or statements that are contrary to present fact.

Should write examples of each, only know of wish/command/emotion, others?

Suggestions

Negation

안(will not)

Non-honorific

합시다

Honorific

하십시다

Commands

Non-honorific

합시오

Honorific

하십시오

Informal Familiar

Formal, of neutral politeness.

Generally only used by some older people when addressing younger people, friends, or relatives.

more or less flags on/off

Indicative

Ordinary, factual, objective statements and/or questions.

 

Negation

못(cannot)

안(will not)

Tense

Present

Past

Remote Past

Certain Future

Probable Future

Past Future

Remote Past Future

Statements

Non-honorific

하네

하였네

하였었네

하겠네

할거네

하였겠네

하였었겠네

Honorific

하시네

하시였네

하시였었네

하시겠네

하실거네

하시였겠네

하시였었겠네

Questions

Non-honorific

하는가

하였는가

하였었는가

하겠는가

할건가

하였겠는가

하였었겠는가

Honorific

하시는가

하시였는가

하시였었는가

하시겠는가

하실건가

하시였겠는가

하시였었겠는가

 

Polite

Retrospective

Indicates the continuing relevance of a past situation

Good example here.

 

Negation

못(cannot)

안(will not)

Tense

Present

Past

Remote Past

Certain Future

Probable Future

Past Future

Remote Past Future

Statements

Non-honorific

하데

하였데

하였었데

하겠데

할거데

하였겠데

하였었겠데

Honorific

하시데

하시였데

하시였었데

하시겠데

하실거데

하시였겠데

하시였었겠데

Questions

Non-honorific

하던가

하였던가

하였었던가

하겠던가

할거던가

하였겠던가

하였었겠던가

Honorific

하시던가

하시였던가

하시였었던가

하시겠던가

하실거던가

하시였겠던가

하시였었겠던가

 

Polite

Subjunctive

Used to express wishes, commands, emotion, possibility, opinion, necessity, or statements that are contrary to present fact.

Should write examples of each, only know of wish/command/emotion, others?

Suggestions

Negation

안(will not)

Non-honorific

하세

Honorific

하십세

Commands

Non-honorific

하게

Honorific

하시게

Formal Plain

Formal, of neutral politeness; can be impolite.

Used to close friends, relatives of similar age, or younger people. Also used almost universally in books, newspapers, and magazines. Used when verbs are used in direct objects.

more or less flags on/off

Indicative

Ordinary, factual, objective statements and/or questions.

 

Negation

못(cannot)

안(will not)

Tense

Present

Past

Remote Past

Certain Future

Probable Future

Past Future

Remote Past Future

Statements

Non-honorific

한다

하였다

하였었다

하겠다

할거다

하였겠다

하였었겠다

Honorific

하신다

하시였다

하시였었다

하시겠다

하실거다

하시였겠다

하시였었겠다

Questions

Non-honorific

하느냐

하였느냐

하였었느냐

하겠느냐

할거냐

하였겠느냐

하였었겠느냐

Honorific

하시느냐

하시였느냐

하시였었느냐

하시겠느냐

하실거냐

하시였겠느냐

하시였었겠느냐

 

Polite

Retrospective

Indicates the continuing relevance of a past situation

Good example here.

 

Negation

못(cannot)

안(will not)

Tense

Present

Past

Remote Past

Certain Future

Probable Future

Past Future

Remote Past Future

Statements

Non-honorific

하더라

하였더라

하였었더라

하겠더라

할거더라

하였겠더라

하였었겠더라

Honorific

하시더라

하시였더라

하시였었더라

하시겠더라

하실거더라

하시였겠더라

하시였었겠더라

Questions

Non-honorific

하더냐

하였더냐

하였었더냐

하겠더냐

할거더냐

하였겠더냐

하였었겠더냐

Honorific

하시더냐

하시였더냐

하시였었더냐

하시겠더냐

하실거더냐

하시였겠더냐

하시였었겠더냐

 

Polite

Subjunctive

Used to express wishes, commands, emotion, possibility, opinion, necessity, or statements that are contrary to present fact.

Should write examples of each, only know of wish/command/emotion, others?

Suggestions

Negation

안(will not)

Non-honorific

하자

Honorific

하시자

Commands

Non-honorific

하여라

Honorific

하시여라

Informal Casual

?

Not sure about IC usage

more or less flags on/off

Indicative

Ordinary, factual, objective statements and/or questions.

 

Negation

못(cannot)

안(will not)

Tense

Present

Past

Remote Past

Certain Future

Probable Future

Past Future

Remote Past Future

Statements

Non-honorific

하지

하였지

하였었지

하겠지

할거지

하였겠지

하였었겠지

Honorific

하시지

하시였지

하시였었지

하시겠지

하실거지

하시였겠지

하시였었겠지

Questions

Non-honorific

하지?

하였지?

하였었지?

하겠지?

할거지?

하였겠지?

하였었겠지?

Honorific

하시지?

하시였지?

하시였었지?

하시겠지?

하실거지?

하시였겠지?

하시였었겠지?

 

Polite

Retrospective

Indicates the continuing relevance of a past situation

Good example here.

The INFORMAL CASUAL speech level cannot be retrospective.

Subjunctive

Used to express wishes, commands, emotion, possibility, opinion, necessity, or statements that are contrary to present fact.

Should write examples of each, only know of wish/command/emotion, others?

Suggestions

Negation

안(will not)

Non-honorific

하지

Honorific

하시지

Commands

Non-honorific

하지

Honorific

하시지

Informal Intimate

Informal, of neutral politeness; can be impolite

Used most often between close friends and relatives, and when addressing younger people. Rarely used between strangers unless there's ill intent or the listener is a child.

more or less flags on/off

Indicative

Ordinary, factual, objective statements and/or questions.

 

Negation

못(cannot)

안(will not)

Tense

Present

Past

Remote Past

Certain Future

Probable Future

Past Future

Remote Past Future

Statements

Non-honorific

하였어

하였었어

하겠어

할거야

하였겠어

하였었겠어

Honorific

하시어

하시였어

하시였었어

하시겠어

하실거야

하시였겠어

하시였었겠어

Questions

Non-honorific

하니?

하였니?

don't know

what the

formal ending

is...

 

 

Polite

Retrospective

Indicates the continuing relevance of a past situation

Good example here.

 

Negation

못(cannot)

안(will not)

Tense

Present

Past

Remote Past

Certain Future

Probable Future

Past Future

Remote Past Future

Statements

Non-honorific

하던데

Honorific

하시더라

하시였더라

하시였었더라

하시겠더라

하실거더라

하시였겠더라

하시였었겠더라

Questions

Non-honorific

하더냐

하였더냐

하였었더냐

하겠더냐

할거더냐

하였겠더냐

하였었겠더냐

Honorific

하시더냐

하시였더냐

하시였었더냐

하시겠더냐

하실거더냐

하시였겠더냐

하시였었겠더냐

 

Polite

Subjunctive

Used to express wishes, commands, emotion, possibility, opinion, necessity, or statements that are contrary to present fact.

Should write examples of each, only know of wish/command/emotion, others?

Suggestions

Negation

안(will not)

Non-honorific

하자

Honorific

하시자

Commands

Non-honorific

하여라

Honorific

하시여라