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말하다 conjugation chart

to speak

Action verb

Core anchors source-checked 2026-08-14 · not human-reviewed

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Source-checked core forms

Source-checked anchors

These four finite forms plus the dictionary form are stored literally in Chamelingo’s reviewed catalog.

Source-checked core forms for 말하다
Dictionary form말하다
Present polite말해요
Past polite말했어요
Future / prediction말할 거예요
Present formal말합니다

Speech levels and questions

Derived from anchors

Forms derived from the reviewed polite, formal, and future anchors. Question rows keep the same Korean surface form where Korean normally relies on intonation.

Speech levels and questions for 말하다
Present casual말해

해체 / casual listener speech

Past casual말했어

해체 / casual listener speech

Future casual말할 거야

casual future / prediction

Future formal말할 겁니다

formal future / prediction

Present formal question말합니까?
Present polite question말해요?

same surface form; question intonation

Future polite question말할 거예요?

same surface form; question intonation

Future formal question말할 겁니까?

Useful connectors

Derived from anchors

High-frequency connective forms built from reviewed anchors without publishing meaning-sensitive constructions.

Useful connectors for 말하다
-아/어서 (and / so / because)말해서
-고 나서 (after doing)말하고 나서

Common constructions

Derived from anchors

Meaning-neutral connective endings that attach safely to the reviewed dictionary stem. Lexically sensitive constructions are intentionally omitted.

Common constructions for 말하다
-고 (and / then)말하고
-지만 (but / although)말하지만

Notes on 말하다

말하다 follows the 하다 → 해요 pattern.

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