칭찬하다 conjugation
to praise, to complimentchingchanhadaVerb하다 verb
| Form | Korean | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 칭찬하다 | |
| Polite present | 칭찬해요 | |
| Polite past | 칭찬했어요 | |
| Polite future | 칭찬할 거예요 | |
| Formal | 칭찬합니다 |
The polite forms end in 요 and suit most conversations; the formal form is for announcements, presentations and first meetings. The same form works for I, you, she or they.
How 칭찬하다 conjugates
- Find the stem. Take 다 off 칭찬하다 and you are left with 칭찬하.
- Apply the 하다 pattern. 하 becomes 해 before an ending. That gives 칭찬해요.
- Build the rest on it. The past tense adds ㅆ to the same base, giving 칭찬했어요, and the table above has the future and the formal form.
More 하다 verbs
- 비슷하다to be alike
- 변하다to change (by itself)
- 발전하다to develop
- 결정하다to decide (formal)
- 선택하다to choose (formal)
- 비교하다to compare
Conjugate any other verb with the Korean verb conjugator, or read the guide to Korean verb conjugation for the rules behind the table.