혼내다 Korean verb conjugation
to scold
Every form of 혼내다 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
- 혼내는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 혼내
- -으니Since
- 혼내니
- 합니다Formal
- 혼냅니다
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 | 혼내요 | 혼냅니다 | 혼내 | 혼낸다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 혼냈어요 | 혼냈습니다 | 혼냈어 | 혼냈다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 혼내겠어요 | 혼내겠습니다 | 혼내겠어 | 혼내겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 혼낼 거예요 | 혼낼 것입니다 | 혼낼 거야 | 혼낼 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 혼내요? | 혼냅니까? | 혼내? | 혼내니? |
| 과거Past | 혼냈어요? | 혼냈습니까? | 혼냈어? | 혼냈니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 혼내세요 | 혼내십시오 | 혼내 | 혼내라 |
| 청유Let's | 혼내요 | 혼냅시다 | 혼내 | 혼내자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 혼내요 | 안 혼냅니다 | 안 혼내 | 안 혼낸다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 혼내지 않아요 | 혼내지 않습니다 | 혼내지 않아 | 혼내지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 혼내요 | 못 혼냅니다 | 못 혼내 | 못 혼낸다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 혼내세요 | 혼내십니다 | 혼내셔 | 혼내신다 |
| 과거Past | 혼내셨어요 | 혼내셨습니다 | 혼내셨어 | 혼내셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 혼내는
- 과거Past
- 혼낸
- 미래Future
- 혼낼
- 회상Used to
- 혼내던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 혼내고
- -게-ly / so that
- 혼내게
- -어서so / and then
- 혼내서
- -으니까since
- 혼내니까
- -으면if / when
- 혼내면
- -지만but
- 혼내지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 혼내는데
- -어도even if
- 혼내도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 혼내고 있어요 | 혼내고 있습니다 | 혼내고 있어 | 혼내고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 혼내고 있었어요 | 혼내고 있었습니다 | 혼내고 있었어 | 혼내고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 혼내다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
HS: "당연히 경찰을 불러야겠지. 아빠가 직접 혼내주고 싶지만
Well, you know what, I'm gonna call police, too, like I should.
저는 목소리를 높여 애비를 혼내거나
I could fight by raising my voice and reprimanding her for her words.
네 말이 맞아. 쫓아가 혼내주고 싶기도 한데."
Yeah, you right. Yeah, you right.
하지만 그런 아이들을 혼낼 것이 아니라 그들과 얘기를 나누어야 합니다.
But I think that kids should not be punished, they should be talked to.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 혼내다 in Korean?
혼내다 (to scold) is 혼내요 in the polite 해요체, 혼냅니다 in formal 합니다체, 혼내 in casual 반말 and 혼낸다 in the plain written style. The past is 혼냈어요.
What is the past tense of 혼내다?
혼냈어요 in everyday polite speech, 혼냈습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 혼내 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 혼내다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 혼냅니다, 혼내, 혼내니 all keep 혼내 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 혼내다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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