말하다

Korean

Etymology

From 말 (mal, “word”) + 하다 (hada, “to do”)

Verb

말하다 (malhada)

1. to speak, to talk
   • 한국어로 말하자!

     Hangug-eoro malhaja!

     (colloquial) Let's talk in Korean!

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 말하다 (malhada)

Sentence-final forms
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (합쇼체)
indicative	말한다 (malhanda) past: 말했다 (malhaetda)	말해 (malhae) past: 말했어 (malhaesseo)	말해요 (malhaeyo) past: 말했어요 (malhaesseoyo)	말합니다 (malhamnida) past: 말했습니다 (malhaesseumnida)
interrogative	말하느냐 (malhaneunya) past: 말했느냐 (malhaenneunya)	말해 (malhae) past: 말했어 (malhaesseo)	말해요 (malhaeyo) past: 말했어요 (malhaesseoyo)	말합니까 (malhamnikka) past: 말했습니까 (malhaesseumnikka)
hortative	말하자 (malhaja)	말해 (malhae)	말해요 (malhaeyo)	말합시다 (malhapsida)
imperative	말해라 (malhaera) or 말하여라 (malhayeora)	말해 (malhae)	말해요 (malhaeyo)	말합시오 (malhapsio)
assertive	말하겠다 (malhagetda)	말하겠어 (malhagesseo)	말하겠어요 (malhagesseoyo)	말하겠습니다 (malhagesseumnida)
Connective forms
cause or reason	말해 (malhae)	말해서 (malhaeseo) or 말하여서 (malhayeoseo)	말하니 (malhani)	말하니까 (malhanikka)
contrast	말하지만 (malhajiman)	말하는데 (malhaneunde)	말하더니 (malhadeoni)	conjunction 말하고 (malhago)
condition	말하면 (malhamyeon)	말해야 (malhaeya) or 말하여야 (malhayeoya)		motive 말하려고 (malharyeogo)
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		말함 (malham)	말하기 (malhagi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		말했음 (malhaesseum) or 말하였음 (malhayeosseum)	말했기 (malhaetgi) or 말하였기 (malhayeotgi)
Determiners		past 말한 (malhan)	present 말하는 (malhaneun)	future 말할 (malhal)

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (합쇼체)
indicative	말하신다 (malhasinda) past: 말하셨다 (malhasyeotda)	말하셔 (malhasyeo) past: 말하셨어 (malhasyeosseo)	말하세요 (malhaseyo) or 말하셔요 (malhasyeoyo) past: 말하셨어요 (malhasyeosseoyo)	말하십니다 (malhasimnida) past: 말하셨습니다 (malhasyeosseumnida)
interrogative	말하시니 (malhasini) 말하시느냐 (malhasineunya) past: 말하셨느냐 (malhasyeonneunya)	말하셔 (malhasyeo) past: 말하셨어 (malhasyeosseo)	말하세요 (malhaseyo) or 말하셔요 (malhasyeoyo) past: 말하셨어요 (malhasyeosseoyo)	말하십니까 (malhasimnikka) past: 말하셨습니까 (malhasyeosseumnikka)
imperative			말하세요 (malhaseyo) or 말하셔요 (malhasyeoyo)	말하십시오 (malhasipsio)
assertive	말하시겠다 (malhasigetda)	말하시겠어 (malhasigesseo)	말하시겠어요 (malhasigesseoyo)	말하시겠습니다 (malhasigesseumnida)
Connective forms with honorific
cause or reason	말하셔 (malhasyeo)	말하셔서 (malhasyeoseo)	말하시니 (malhasini)	말하시니까 (malhasinikka)
contrast	말하시지만 (malhasijiman)	말하시는데 (malhasineunde)	말하시더니 (malhasideoni)	conjunction 말하시고 (malhasigo)
condition	말하시면 (malhasimyeon)	말하셔야 (malhasyeoya)		motive 말하시려고 (malhasiryeogo)
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		말하심 (malhasim)	말하시기 (malhasigi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		말하셨음 (malhasyeosseum)	말하셨기 (malhasyeotgi)
Determiners		past 말하신 (malhasin)	present 말하시는 (malhasineun)	future 말하실 (malhasil)