체하다 Korean verb conjugation

to pretend

TOPIK 3 3급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Every form of 체하다 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
체하는
아/어Infinitive
체하
-으니Since
체하니
합니다Formal
체합니다

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.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 체하요체합니다체하체한다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 체핬어요체핬습니다체핬어체핬다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 체하겠어요체하겠습니다체하겠어체하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 체할 거예요체할 것입니다체할 거야체할 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 체하요?체합니까?체하?체하니?
과거Past 체핬어요?체핬습니까?체핬어?체핬니?

명령Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 체하세요체하십시오체하체하라
청유Let's 체하요체합시다체하체하자

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 체하요안 체합니다안 체하안 체한다
-지 않다Not (long) 체하지 않아요체하지 않습니다체하지 않아체하지 않는다
Cannot 못 체하요못 체합니다못 체하못 체한다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 체하세요체하십니다체하셔체하신다
과거Past 체하셨어요체하셨습니다체하셨어체하셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
체하는
과거Past
체한
미래Future
체할
회상Used to
체하던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
체하고
-게-ly / so that
체하게
-어서so / and then
체하서
-으니까since
체하니까
-으면if / when
체하면
-지만but
체하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
체하는데
-어도even if
체하도

진행In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 체하고 있어요체하고 있습니다체하고 있어체하고 있다
과거Was doing 체하고 있었어요체하고 있었습니다체하고 있었어체하고 있었다

문형Sentence patterns

How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.

예문In real sentences

From the dictionary, each with its translation.

알고도 모르는 체 했다.

He knew, but pretended not to.

그래서 부당함을 못 본 체하는 걸까요?

Have we stopped seeing injustice?

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 체하다 in Korean?

체하다 (to pretend) is 체하요 in the polite 해요체, 체합니다 in formal 합니다체, 체하 in casual 반말 and 체한다 in the plain written style. The past is 체핬어요.

What is the past tense of 체하다?

체핬어요 in everyday polite speech, 체핬습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 체하 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 체하다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 체합니다, 체하, 체하니 all keep 체하 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 체하다?

3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.

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