악수하다 Korean verb conjugation
to shake hands
Every form of 악수하다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 악수하는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 악수하
- -으니Since
- 악수하니
- 합니다Formal
- 악수합니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 악수하요 | 악수합니다 | 악수하 | 악수한다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 악수핬어요 | 악수핬습니다 | 악수핬어 | 악수핬다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 악수하겠어요 | 악수하겠습니다 | 악수하겠어 | 악수하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 악수할 거예요 | 악수할 것입니다 | 악수할 거야 | 악수할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 악수하요? | 악수합니까? | 악수하? | 악수하니? |
| 과거Past | 악수핬어요? | 악수핬습니까? | 악수핬어? | 악수핬니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 악수하세요 | 악수하십시오 | 악수하 | 악수하라 |
| 청유Let's | 악수하요 | 악수합시다 | 악수하 | 악수하자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 악수하요 | 안 악수합니다 | 안 악수하 | 안 악수한다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 악수하지 않아요 | 악수하지 않습니다 | 악수하지 않아 | 악수하지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 악수하요 | 못 악수합니다 | 못 악수하 | 못 악수한다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 악수하세요 | 악수하십니다 | 악수하셔 | 악수하신다 |
| 과거Past | 악수하셨어요 | 악수하셨습니다 | 악수하셨어 | 악수하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 악수하는
- 과거Past
- 악수한
- 미래Future
- 악수할
- 회상Used to
- 악수하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 악수하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 악수하게
- -어서so / and then
- 악수하서
- -으니까since
- 악수하니까
- -으면if / when
- 악수하면
- -지만but
- 악수하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 악수하는데
- -어도even if
- 악수하도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 악수하고 있어요 | 악수하고 있습니다 | 악수하고 있어 | 악수하고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 악수하고 있었어요 | 악수하고 있었습니다 | 악수하고 있었어 | 악수하고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 (2와) 악수하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
악수할 땐 확신있게 해야죠.
And don't forget that firm handshake.
너와 악수 하고 싶어.
I want to shake your hand.
어떤 사람은 저와 악수하기를 거부했어요.
Some people refused to shake my hand.
저는 생각을 떨쳐버리고 그와 악수하기 위해 걸어갔습니다.
I shook off my thoughts and walked over to shake his hand.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 악수하다 in Korean?
악수하다 (to shake hands) is 악수하요 in the polite 해요체, 악수합니다 in formal 합니다체, 악수하 in casual 반말 and 악수한다 in the plain written style. The past is 악수핬어요.
What is the past tense of 악수하다?
악수핬어요 in everyday polite speech, 악수핬습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 악수하 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 악수하다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 악수합니다, 악수하, 악수하니 all keep 악수하 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 악수하다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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