생각하다 – Korean verb conjugation

Korean verb forms of 생각하다

Infinitive

생각하다

Verb Type

regular verb

Declarative Present

informal low생각해
informal high생각해요
formal low생각한다
formal high생각합니다
informal lowsaeng-gah-kae
informal highsaeng-gah-kae-yoh
formal lowsaeng-gah-kahn-dah
formal highsaeng-gah-kahm-nee-dah

Declarative Past

past base생각했
informal low생각했어
informal high생각했어요
formal low생각했다
formal high생각했습니다
past basesaeng-gah-kaet
informal lowsaeng-gah-kae-ssuh
informal highsaeng-gah-kae-ssuh-yoh
formal lowsaeng-gah-kae-ttah
formal highsaeng-gah-kae-sseum-nee-dah

Declarative Future

future base생각할
informal low생각할 거야
informal high생각할 거예요
formal low생각할 거다
formal high생각할 겁니다
conditional informal low생각하겠어
conditional informal high생각하겠어요
conditional formal low생각하겠다
conditional formal high생각하겠습니다
future basesaeng-gah-kahl
informal lowsaeng-gah-kahl- -guh-yah
informal highsaeng-gah-kahl- -guh-yae-yoh
formal lowsaeng-gah-kahl- -guh-dah
formal highsaeng-gah-kahl- -guhm-nee-dah
conditional informal lowsaeng-gah-kah-gae-ssuh
conditional informal highsaeng-gah-kah-gae-ssuh-yoh
conditional formal lowsaeng-gah-kah-gae-ttah
conditional formal highsaeng-gah-kah-gae-sseum-nee-dah

Inquisitive Present

informal low생각해?
informal high생각해요?
formal low생각하니?
formal high생각합니까?
informal lowsaeng-gah-kae-?
informal highsaeng-gah-kae-yoh-?
formal lowsaeng-gah-kah-nee-?
formal highsaeng-gah-kahm-nee-ggah-?

Inquisitive Past

informal low생각했어?
informal high생각했어요?
formal low생각했니?
formal high생각했습니까?
informal lowsaeng-gah-kae-ssuh-?
informal highsaeng-gah-kae-ssuh-yoh-?
formal lowsaeng-gah-kaen-nee-?
formal highsaeng-gah-kae-sseum-nee-ggah-?

Imperative

present informal low생각해
present informal high생각하세요
present formal low생각해라
present formal high생각하십시오
present informal lowsaeng-gah-kae
present informal highsaeng-gah-kah-sae-yoh
present formal lowsaeng-gah-kae-rah
present formal highsaeng-gah-kah-sheep-shee-oh

Propositive

present informal low생각해
present informal high생각해요
present formal low생각하자
present formal high생각합시다
present informal lowsaeng-gah-kae
present informal highsaeng-gah-kae-yoh
present formal lowsaeng-gah-kah-chah
present formal highsaeng-gah-kahp-shee-dah

Misc

connective if생각하면
connective and생각하고
nominal ing생각함
connective ifsaeng-gah-kah-myuhn
connective andsaeng-gah-kah-goh
nominal ingsaeng-gah-kahm

Translations

  • believe, to consider likely
  • consider, assign some quality to
  • think, communicate to oneself in one’s mind
  • Sample Sentences

    • 왜 그렇게 생각하는데요? (What makes you think so?)
    • 어떤 이들은 독서가 쓸데없다고 생각한다. (Some believe reading is a waste of time.)
    • 이번엔 제 차를 가지고 가려고는 생각하지 않습니다. (Well, I don’t think I will bring my car this time.)