대화하다

Korean

Etymology

대화(對話) (daehwa, “conversation”) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)βwa̠ɦa̠da̠] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)βwa̠ɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)화하다/데(ː)화하다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daehwahada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daehwahada
McCune–Reischauer?	taehwahada
Yale Romanization?	tāyhwahata

Verb

대화하다 • (daehwahada) (infinitive 대화해 or 대화하여, sequential 대화하니)

1. (intransitive) to converse; to make conversation

   철수와 영희는 밤새도록 대화하고 있었다.

   Cheolsu-wa Yeonghui-neun bamsaedorok daehwahago isseotda.

   Cheol-Soo and Young-Hui were making conversation all night long.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 대화하다 (daehwahada): vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	대화한다 daehwahanda	대화해 daehwahae	대화해요 daehwahaeyo	대화합니다 daehwahamnida
	Past	대화했다 daehwahaetda	대화했어 daehwahaesseo	대화했어요 daehwahaesseoyo	대화했습니다 daehwahaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	대화하느냐 daehwahaneunya	대화해 daehwahae	대화해요 daehwahaeyo	대화합니까 daehwahamnikka
	Past	대화했느냐 daehwahaenneunya	대화했어 daehwahaesseo	대화했어요 daehwahaesseoyo	대화했습니까 daehwahaetseumnikka
Hortative		대화하자 daehwahaja	대화해 daehwahae	대화해요 daehwahaeyo	대화하십시다 daehwahasipsida
Imperative		대화해라, 대화하여라 daehwahaera, daehwahayeora	대화해 daehwahae	대화해요 daehwahaeyo	대화합시오 daehwahapsio
Assertive		대화하겠다 daehwahagetda	대화하겠어 daehwahagesseo	대화하겠어요 daehwahagesseoyo	대화하겠습니다 daehwahagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		대화해 daehwahae	대화해서, 대화하여서 daehwahaeseo, daehwahayeoseo	대화하니 daehwahani	대화하니까 daehwahanikka
Contrast		대화하지만 daehwahajiman	대화하는데 daehwahaneunde	대화하더니 daehwahadeoni
Conjunction		대화하고 daehwahago
Condition		대화하면 daehwahamyeon	대화해야, 대화하여야 daehwahaeya, daehwahayeoya
Motive		대화하려고 daehwaharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		대화함 daehwaham	대화하기 daehwahagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		대화했음, 대화하였음 daehwahaesseum, daehwahayeosseum	대화했기, 대화하였기 daehwahaetgi, daehwahayeotgi
Determiners	Past	대화한 daehwahan
	Present	대화하는 daehwahaneun
	Future	대화할 daehwahal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	대화하신다 daehwahasinda	대화하셔 daehwahasyeo	대화하세요, 대화하셔요 daehwahaseyo, daehwahasyeoyo	대화하십니다 daehwahasimnida
	Past	대화하셨다 daehwahasyeotda	대화하셨어 daehwahasyeosseo	대화하셨어요 daehwahasyeosseoyo	대화하셨습니다 daehwahasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	대화하시느냐 daehwahasineunya	대화하셔 daehwahasyeo	대화하세요, 대화하셔요 daehwahaseyo, daehwahasyeoyo	대화하십니까 daehwahasimnikka
	Past	대화하셨느냐 daehwahasyeonneunya	대화하셨어 daehwahasyeosseo	대화하셨어요 daehwahasyeosseoyo	대화하셨습니까 daehwahasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		대화하시라 daehwahasira	대화하셔 daehwahasyeo	대화하세요 daehwahaseyo	대화하십시오 daehwahasipsio
Assertive		대화하시겠다 daehwahasigetda	대화하시겠어 daehwahasigesseo	대화하시겠어요 daehwahasigesseoyo	대화하시겠습니다 daehwahasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		대화하셔 daehwahasyeo	대화하셔서 daehwahasyeoseo	대화하시니 daehwahasini	대화하시니까 daehwahasinikka
Contrast		대화하시지만 daehwahasijiman	대화하시는데 daehwahasineunde	대화하시더니 daehwahasideoni
Conjunction		대화하시고 daehwahasigo
Condition		대화하시면 daehwahasimyeon	대화하셔야 daehwahasyeoya
Motive		대화하시려고 daehwahasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		대화하심 daehwahasim	대화하시기 daehwahasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		대화하셨음 daehwahasyeosseum	대화하셨기 daehwahasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	대화하신 daehwahasin
	Present	대화하시는 daehwahasineun
	Future	대화하실 daehwahasil