착각하다 Korean verb conjugation
to misunderstand, to deceive oneself, to be having illucinations
Every form of 착각하다 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
- 착각하는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 착각하
- -으니Since
- 착각하니
- 합니다Formal
- 착각합니다
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 | 착각하요 | 착각합니다 | 착각하 | 착각한다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 착각핬어요 | 착각핬습니다 | 착각핬어 | 착각핬다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 착각하겠어요 | 착각하겠습니다 | 착각하겠어 | 착각하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 착각할 거예요 | 착각할 것입니다 | 착각할 거야 | 착각할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 착각하요? | 착각합니까? | 착각하? | 착각하니? |
| 과거Past | 착각핬어요? | 착각핬습니까? | 착각핬어? | 착각핬니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 착각하세요 | 착각하십시오 | 착각하 | 착각하라 |
| 청유Let's | 착각하요 | 착각합시다 | 착각하 | 착각하자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 착각하요 | 안 착각합니다 | 안 착각하 | 안 착각한다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 착각하지 않아요 | 착각하지 않습니다 | 착각하지 않아 | 착각하지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 착각하요 | 못 착각합니다 | 못 착각하 | 못 착각한다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 착각하세요 | 착각하십니다 | 착각하셔 | 착각하신다 |
| 과거Past | 착각하셨어요 | 착각하셨습니다 | 착각하셨어 | 착각하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 착각하는
- 과거Past
- 착각한
- 미래Future
- 착각할
- 회상Used to
- 착각하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 착각하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 착각하게
- -어서so / and then
- 착각하서
- -으니까since
- 착각하니까
- -으면if / when
- 착각하면
- -지만but
- 착각하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 착각하는데
- -어도even if
- 착각하도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 착각하고 있어요 | 착각하고 있습니다 | 착각하고 있어 | 착각하고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 착각하고 있었어요 | 착각하고 있었습니다 | 착각하고 있었어 | 착각하고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 3으로 착각하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
전문가들이 뭐든지 더 잘 안다고 착각하는 겁니다.
It's this attitude that we professionals know better.
레인: 전 독일 셰퍼드를 빅풋으로 착각한 적도 있어요.
Once I thought I saw Bigfoot but it was just a German shepherd.
그것이 사람들이 종종 저를 GPS로 착각하는 이유입니다.
That's why people often confuse me with a GPS.
사람을 착각해 벌어진 거였죠. 이 나라에서 흔히 일어나는 일이었어요.
It was a case of mistaken identity, an all too common occurrence in this country.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 착각하다 in Korean?
착각하다 (to misunderstand, to deceive oneself, to be having illucinations) is 착각하요 in the polite 해요체, 착각합니다 in formal 합니다체, 착각하 in casual 반말 and 착각한다 in the plain written style. The past is 착각핬어요.
What is the past tense of 착각하다?
착각핬어요 in everyday polite speech, 착각핬습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 착각하 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 착각하다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 착각합니다, 착각하, 착각하니 all keep 착각하 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 착각하다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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