혼내다

to scold

TOPIK 4 4급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
혼내는
아/어Infinitive
혼내
-으니Since
혼내니
합니다Formal
혼냅니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 혼내요혼냅니다혼내혼낸다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 혼냈어요혼냈습니다혼냈어혼냈다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 혼내겠어요혼내겠습니다혼내겠어혼내겠다
-을 것이다Going to 혼낼 거예요혼낼 것입니다혼낼 거야혼낼 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 혼내요?혼냅니까?혼내?혼내니?
과거Past 혼냈어요?혼냈습니까?혼냈어?혼냈니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 혼내세요혼내십시오혼내혼내라
청유Let's 혼내요혼냅시다혼내혼내자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 혼내요안 혼냅니다안 혼내안 혼낸다
-지 않다Not (long) 혼내지 않아요혼내지 않습니다혼내지 않아혼내지 않는다
못Cannot 못 혼내요못 혼냅니다못 혼내못 혼낸다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 혼내세요혼내십니다혼내셔혼내신다
과거Past 혼내셨어요혼내셨습니다혼내셨어혼내셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
혼내는
과거Past
혼낸
미래Future
혼낼
회상Used to
혼내던

Joining 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

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 혼내고 있어요혼내고 있습니다혼내고 있어혼내고 있다
과거Was doing 혼내고 있었어요혼내고 있었습니다혼내고 있었어혼내고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

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.

Common 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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