착각하다

to misunderstand, to deceive oneself, to be having illucinations

TOPIK 4 4급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
착각하는
아/어Infinitive
착각하
-으니Since
착각하니
합니다Formal
착각합니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 착각하요착각합니다착각하착각한다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 착각핬어요착각핬습니다착각핬어착각핬다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 착각하겠어요착각하겠습니다착각하겠어착각하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 착각할 거예요착각할 것입니다착각할 거야착각할 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 착각하요?착각합니까?착각하?착각하니?
과거Past 착각핬어요?착각핬습니까?착각핬어?착각핬니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 착각하세요착각하십시오착각하착각하라
청유Let's 착각하요착각합시다착각하착각하자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 착각하요안 착각합니다안 착각하안 착각한다
-지 않다Not (long) 착각하지 않아요착각하지 않습니다착각하지 않아착각하지 않는다
못Cannot 못 착각하요못 착각합니다못 착각하못 착각한다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 착각하세요착각하십니다착각하셔착각하신다
과거Past 착각하셨어요착각하셨습니다착각하셨어착각하셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
착각하는
과거Past
착각한
미래Future
착각할
회상Used to
착각하던

Joining 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

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 착각하고 있어요착각하고 있습니다착각하고 있어착각하고 있다
과거Was doing 착각하고 있었어요착각하고 있었습니다착각하고 있었어착각하고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

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.

Common 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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