귀여워하다 Korean verb conjugation

to cherish and consider/think fondly of

Every form of 귀여워하다 across the four speech levels. It is 여 irregular — 하다 and every verb built on it: 하다 → 하여 → 해요.

기본형Principal parts

The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.

관형사형Modifier
귀여워하는
아/어Infinitive
귀여워해
-으니Since
귀여워하니
합니다Formal
귀여워합니다

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 귀여워해요귀여워합니다귀여워해귀여워한다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 귀여워했어요귀여워했습니다귀여워했어귀여워했다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 귀여워하겠어요귀여워하겠습니다귀여워하겠어귀여워하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 귀여워할 거예요귀여워할 것입니다귀여워할 거야귀여워할 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 귀여워해요?귀여워합니까?귀여워해?귀여워하니?
과거Past 귀여워했어요?귀여워했습니까?귀여워했어?귀여워했니?

명령Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 귀여워하세요귀여워하십시오귀여워해귀여워해라
청유Let's 귀여워해요귀여워합시다귀여워해귀여워하자

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 귀여워해요안 귀여워합니다안 귀여워해안 귀여워한다
-지 않다Not (long) 귀여워하지 않아요귀여워하지 않습니다귀여워하지 않아귀여워하지 않는다
Cannot 못 귀여워해요못 귀여워합니다못 귀여워해못 귀여워한다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 귀여워하세요귀여워하십니다귀여워하셔귀여워하신다
과거Past 귀여워하셨어요귀여워하셨습니다귀여워하셨어귀여워하셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
귀여워하는
과거Past
귀여워한
미래Future
귀여워할
회상Used to
귀여워하던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
귀여워하고
-게-ly / so that
귀여워하게
-어서so / and then
귀여워해서
-으니까since
귀여워하니까
-으면if / when
귀여워하면
-지만but
귀여워하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
귀여워하는데
-어도even if
귀여워해도

진행In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 귀여워하고 있어요귀여워하고 있습니다귀여워하고 있어귀여워하고 있다
과거Was doing 귀여워하고 있었어요귀여워하고 있었습니다귀여워하고 있었어귀여워하고 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.

또한 그는 루시를 양녀로 맞아 자신의 딸처럼 귀여워하였다.

She tends to be as snotty as her grandmother.

그래도 할머니는 언제나 은지를 엄마보다 더 자상하게 돌봐 주시고 아빠보다 더 알뜰히 귀여워해 주십니다

She may be old, but she loves Eun-ji even more than her mom and even more than her dad.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 귀여워하다 in Korean?

귀여워하다 (to cherish and consider/think fondly of) is 귀여워해요 in the polite 해요체, 귀여워합니다 in formal 합니다체, 귀여워해 in casual 반말 and 귀여워한다 in the plain written style. The past is 귀여워했어요.

What is the past tense of 귀여워하다?

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

Is 귀여워하다 irregular?

Yes — it is 여 irregular (여 불규칙). 하다 and every verb built on it: 하다 → 하여 → 해요. That is why the stem looks different in 귀여워하여 and 귀여워하니 but unchanged in 귀여워합니다.

What TOPIK level is 귀여워하다?

2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.

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