간하다 Korean verb conjugation
to remonstrate
Every form of 간하다 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
- 간하는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 간하
- -으니Since
- 간하니
- 합니다Formal
- 간합니다
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 | 간하요 | 간합니다 | 간하 | 간한다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 간핬어요 | 간핬습니다 | 간핬어 | 간핬다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 간하겠어요 | 간하겠습니다 | 간하겠어 | 간하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 간할 거예요 | 간할 것입니다 | 간할 거야 | 간할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 간하요? | 간합니까? | 간하? | 간하니? |
| 과거Past | 간핬어요? | 간핬습니까? | 간핬어? | 간핬니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 간하세요 | 간하십시오 | 간하 | 간하라 |
| 청유Let's | 간하요 | 간합시다 | 간하 | 간하자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 간하요 | 안 간합니다 | 안 간하 | 안 간한다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 간하지 않아요 | 간하지 않습니다 | 간하지 않아 | 간하지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 간하요 | 못 간합니다 | 못 간하 | 못 간한다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 간하세요 | 간하십니다 | 간하셔 | 간하신다 |
| 과거Past | 간하셨어요 | 간하셨습니다 | 간하셨어 | 간하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 간하는
- 과거Past
- 간한
- 미래Future
- 간할
- 회상Used to
- 간하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 간하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 간하게
- -어서so / and then
- 간하서
- -으니까since
- 간하니까
- -으면if / when
- 간하면
- -지만but
- 간하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 간하는데
- -어도even if
- 간하도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 간하고 있어요 | 간하고 있습니다 | 간하고 있어 | 간하고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 간하고 있었어요 | 간하고 있었습니다 | 간하고 있었어 | 간하고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에게 3을 간하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
887년, 몇몇 수사들은 현명한 황제 레오에게 콜로보스의 수도원이 갈수록 더 성장하고 있고 그들이 평화를 잃고 있다고 간했다.
In 887, some monks expostulate to the emperor Leo the Wise that as the monastery of Kolovos is growing more and more, they are losing their peace.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 간하다 in Korean?
간하다 (to remonstrate) is 간하요 in the polite 해요체, 간합니다 in formal 합니다체, 간하 in casual 반말 and 간한다 in the plain written style. The past is 간핬어요.
What is the past tense of 간하다?
간핬어요 in everyday polite speech, 간핬습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 간하 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 간하다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 간합니다, 간하, 간하니 all keep 간하 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 간하다?
It carries no TOPIK grade. That is a fact about the published word lists rather than about the word — it conjugates by exactly the same rules as everything else.
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