숭상하다 Korean verb conjugation
to respect
Every form of 숭상하다 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
- 숭상하는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 숭상하
- -으니Since
- 숭상하니
- 합니다Formal
- 숭상합니다
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 | 숭상하요 | 숭상합니다 | 숭상하 | 숭상한다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 숭상핬어요 | 숭상핬습니다 | 숭상핬어 | 숭상핬다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 숭상하겠어요 | 숭상하겠습니다 | 숭상하겠어 | 숭상하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 숭상할 거예요 | 숭상할 것입니다 | 숭상할 거야 | 숭상할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 숭상하요? | 숭상합니까? | 숭상하? | 숭상하니? |
| 과거Past | 숭상핬어요? | 숭상핬습니까? | 숭상핬어? | 숭상핬니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 숭상하세요 | 숭상하십시오 | 숭상하 | 숭상하라 |
| 청유Let's | 숭상하요 | 숭상합시다 | 숭상하 | 숭상하자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 숭상하요 | 안 숭상합니다 | 안 숭상하 | 안 숭상한다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 숭상하지 않아요 | 숭상하지 않습니다 | 숭상하지 않아 | 숭상하지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 숭상하요 | 못 숭상합니다 | 못 숭상하 | 못 숭상한다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 숭상하세요 | 숭상하십니다 | 숭상하셔 | 숭상하신다 |
| 과거Past | 숭상하셨어요 | 숭상하셨습니다 | 숭상하셨어 | 숭상하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 숭상하는
- 과거Past
- 숭상한
- 미래Future
- 숭상할
- 회상Used to
- 숭상하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 숭상하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 숭상하게
- -어서so / and then
- 숭상하서
- -으니까since
- 숭상하니까
- -으면if / when
- 숭상하면
- -지만but
- 숭상하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 숭상하는데
- -어도even if
- 숭상하도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 숭상하고 있어요 | 숭상하고 있습니다 | 숭상하고 있어 | 숭상하고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 숭상하고 있었어요 | 숭상하고 있었습니다 | 숭상하고 있었어 | 숭상하고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 숭상하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
한 아프라카 주술사가 말했습니다. "왕이 소박한 옷을 입고 서 있는 동안 당신들의 사회는 어릿광대를 숭상합니다."
An African shaman said, "Your society worships the jester while the king stands in plain clothes."
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 숭상하다 in Korean?
숭상하다 (to respect) is 숭상하요 in the polite 해요체, 숭상합니다 in formal 합니다체, 숭상하 in casual 반말 and 숭상한다 in the plain written style. The past is 숭상핬어요.
What is the past tense of 숭상하다?
숭상핬어요 in everyday polite speech, 숭상핬습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 숭상하 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 숭상하다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 숭상합니다, 숭상하, 숭상하니 all keep 숭상하 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 숭상하다?
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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