탐색하다 Korean verb conjugation
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Every form of 탐색하다 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
- 탐색하는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 탐색하
- -으니Since
- 탐색하니
- 합니다Formal
- 탐색합니다
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 | 탐색하요 | 탐색합니다 | 탐색하 | 탐색한다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 탐색핬어요 | 탐색핬습니다 | 탐색핬어 | 탐색핬다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 탐색하겠어요 | 탐색하겠습니다 | 탐색하겠어 | 탐색하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 탐색할 거예요 | 탐색할 것입니다 | 탐색할 거야 | 탐색할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 탐색하요? | 탐색합니까? | 탐색하? | 탐색하니? |
| 과거Past | 탐색핬어요? | 탐색핬습니까? | 탐색핬어? | 탐색핬니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 탐색하세요 | 탐색하십시오 | 탐색하 | 탐색하라 |
| 청유Let's | 탐색하요 | 탐색합시다 | 탐색하 | 탐색하자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 탐색하요 | 안 탐색합니다 | 안 탐색하 | 안 탐색한다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 탐색하지 않아요 | 탐색하지 않습니다 | 탐색하지 않아 | 탐색하지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 탐색하요 | 못 탐색합니다 | 못 탐색하 | 못 탐색한다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 탐색하세요 | 탐색하십니다 | 탐색하셔 | 탐색하신다 |
| 과거Past | 탐색하셨어요 | 탐색하셨습니다 | 탐색하셨어 | 탐색하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 탐색하는
- 과거Past
- 탐색한
- 미래Future
- 탐색할
- 회상Used to
- 탐색하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 탐색하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 탐색하게
- -어서so / and then
- 탐색하서
- -으니까since
- 탐색하니까
- -으면if / when
- 탐색하면
- -지만but
- 탐색하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 탐색하는데
- -어도even if
- 탐색하도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 탐색하고 있어요 | 탐색하고 있습니다 | 탐색하고 있어 | 탐색하고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 탐색하고 있었어요 | 탐색하고 있었습니다 | 탐색하고 있었어 | 탐색하고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 탐색하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그래서 우리는 과거 자료를 탐색하는 것 부터 시작했습니다.
So the way we started was looking at some historical data.
저를 갖고, 배우고, 탐색하고, 렌즈를 통해 들여다 보세요.
Earn me, learn me, scan me, squint through your lens.
탐색하는 재미가 대단했어요.
And I think the fun is in the hunt.
하지만 오래 있을 거라면 탐색하세요.
But if you're going to be there for a longer time, explore.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 탐색하다 in Korean?
탐색하다 (to quest, search) is 탐색하요 in the polite 해요체, 탐색합니다 in formal 합니다체, 탐색하 in casual 반말 and 탐색한다 in the plain written style. The past is 탐색핬어요.
What is the past tense of 탐색하다?
탐색핬어요 in everyday polite speech, 탐색핬습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 탐색하 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 탐색하다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 탐색합니다, 탐색하, 탐색하니 all keep 탐색하 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 탐색하다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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