격려하다

to encourage

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
격려하는
아/어Infinitive
격려해
-으니Since
격려하니
합니다Formal
격려합니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 격려해요격려합니다격려해격려한다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 격려했어요격려했습니다격려했어격려했다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 격려하겠어요격려하겠습니다격려하겠어격려하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 격려할 거예요격려할 것입니다격려할 거야격려할 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 격려해요?격려합니까?격려해?격려하니?
과거Past 격려했어요?격려했습니까?격려했어?격려했니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 격려하세요격려하십시오격려해격려해라
청유Let's 격려해요격려합시다격려해격려하자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 격려해요안 격려합니다안 격려해안 격려한다
-지 않다Not (long) 격려하지 않아요격려하지 않습니다격려하지 않아격려하지 않는다
못Cannot 못 격려해요못 격려합니다못 격려해못 격려한다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 격려하세요격려하십니다격려하셔격려하신다
과거Past 격려하셨어요격려하셨습니다격려하셨어격려하셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
격려하는
과거Past
격려한
미래Future
격려할
회상Used to
격려하던

Joining clauses

-고and
격려하고
-게-ly / so that
격려하게
-어서so / and then
격려해서
-으니까since
격려하니까
-으면if / when
격려하면
-지만but
격려하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
격려하는데
-어도even if
격려해도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 격려하고 있어요격려하고 있습니다격려하고 있어격려하고 있다
과거Was doing 격려하고 있었어요격려하고 있었습니다격려하고 있었어격려하고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

아무도 그 사람을 격려하지 않았다.

No one encouraged her.

가족들은 저를 격려해줬지만 가족들에게도 힘든 시간이었죠.

My family was supportive but struggling.

이제 우리는 사람들이 서로를 격려해야 합니다.

Now, we need to let people motivate each other.

이들을 어린시절부터 보살피고 격려해야 합니다.

They need to be nurtured and encouraged from when they're little kids.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 격려하다 in Korean?

격려하다 (to encourage) is 격려해요 in the polite 해요체, 격려합니다 in formal 합니다체, 격려해 in casual 반말 and 격려한다 in the plain written style. The past is 격려했어요.

What is the past tense of 격려하다?

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

Is 격려하다 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 격려하여 and 격려하니 but unchanged in 격려합니다.

What TOPIK level is 격려하다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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