처벌하다 Korean verb conjugation
to punish, to penalise
Every form of 처벌하다 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
- 처벌하는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 처벌하
- -으니Since
- 처벌하니
- 합니다Formal
- 처벌합니다
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 | 처벌하요 | 처벌합니다 | 처벌하 | 처벌한다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 처벌핬어요 | 처벌핬습니다 | 처벌핬어 | 처벌핬다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 처벌하겠어요 | 처벌하겠습니다 | 처벌하겠어 | 처벌하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 처벌할 거예요 | 처벌할 것입니다 | 처벌할 거야 | 처벌할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 처벌하요? | 처벌합니까? | 처벌하? | 처벌하니? |
| 과거Past | 처벌핬어요? | 처벌핬습니까? | 처벌핬어? | 처벌핬니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 처벌하세요 | 처벌하십시오 | 처벌하 | 처벌하라 |
| 청유Let's | 처벌하요 | 처벌합시다 | 처벌하 | 처벌하자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 처벌하요 | 안 처벌합니다 | 안 처벌하 | 안 처벌한다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 처벌하지 않아요 | 처벌하지 않습니다 | 처벌하지 않아 | 처벌하지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 처벌하요 | 못 처벌합니다 | 못 처벌하 | 못 처벌한다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 처벌하세요 | 처벌하십니다 | 처벌하셔 | 처벌하신다 |
| 과거Past | 처벌하셨어요 | 처벌하셨습니다 | 처벌하셨어 | 처벌하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 처벌하는
- 과거Past
- 처벌한
- 미래Future
- 처벌할
- 회상Used to
- 처벌하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 처벌하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 처벌하게
- -어서so / and then
- 처벌하서
- -으니까since
- 처벌하니까
- -으면if / when
- 처벌하면
- -지만but
- 처벌하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 처벌하는데
- -어도even if
- 처벌하도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 처벌하고 있어요 | 처벌하고 있습니다 | 처벌하고 있어 | 처벌하고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 처벌하고 있었어요 | 처벌하고 있었습니다 | 처벌하고 있었어 | 처벌하고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 처벌하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
정의란 피의자를 처벌하는 것만 말하는 것이 아닙니다.
Justice is not only about punishing the perpetrator.
5년 이하의 징역으로 처벌한다.
Up to 5 years' imprisonment.
당신은 날 처벌할 권리가 없어요
You don't get to punish me. Okay?
잘못한지도 모르는데 처벌할 순 없죠
You can't punish someone who doesn't know they did anything wrong.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 처벌하다 in Korean?
처벌하다 (to punish, to penalise) is 처벌하요 in the polite 해요체, 처벌합니다 in formal 합니다체, 처벌하 in casual 반말 and 처벌한다 in the plain written style. The past is 처벌핬어요.
What is the past tense of 처벌하다?
처벌핬어요 in everyday polite speech, 처벌핬습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 처벌하 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 처벌하다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 처벌합니다, 처벌하, 처벌하니 all keep 처벌하 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 처벌하다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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