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verb: 말하다
definition: to explain (by talking); to speak, to talk
type: regular verb

tense/politeness level	conjugation
declarative present informal low	말해 🔊
pronunciation [ 말해 ] vowel contraction [ㅏ ㅕ -> ㅐ] (말하 + 여 -> 말해)
declarative present informal high	말해요 🔊
pronunciation [ 말해요 ] vowel contraction [ㅏ ㅕ -> ㅐ] (말하 + 여 -> 말해) join (말해 + 요 -> 말해요)
declarative present formal low	말한다 🔊
pronunciation [ 말한다 ] borrow padchim (말하 + 는다 -> 말한다)
declarative present formal high	말합니다 🔊
pronunciation [ 말함니다 ] borrow padchim (말하 + 습니다 -> 말합니다)
past base	말했 🔊
pronunciation [ 말핻 ] vowel contraction [ㅏ ㅕ -> ㅐ] (말하 + 여 -> 말해) vowel contraction [ㅐ ㅓ -> ㅐ] (말해 + 었 -> 말했)
declarative past informal low	말했어 🔊
pronunciation [ 말해써 ] vowel contraction [ㅏ ㅕ -> ㅐ] (말하 + 여 -> 말해) vowel contraction [ㅐ ㅓ -> ㅐ] (말해 + 었 -> 말했) join (말했 + 어 -> 말했어)
declarative past informal high	말했어요 🔊
pronunciation [ 말해써요 ] vowel contraction [ㅏ ㅕ -> ㅐ] (말하 + 여 -> 말해) vowel contraction [ㅐ ㅓ -> ㅐ] (말해 + 었 -> 말했) join (말했 + 어 -> 말했어) join (말했어 + 요 -> 말했어요)
declarative past formal low	말했다 🔊
pronunciation [ 말해따 ] vowel contraction [ㅏ ㅕ -> ㅐ] (말하 + 여 -> 말해) vowel contraction [ㅐ ㅓ -> ㅐ] (말해 + 었 -> 말했) join (말했 + 다 -> 말했다)
declarative past formal high	말했습니다 🔊
pronunciation [ 말해씀니다 ] vowel contraction [ㅏ ㅕ -> ㅐ] (말하 + 여 -> 말해) vowel contraction [ㅐ ㅓ -> ㅐ] (말해 + 었 -> 말했) join (말했 + 습니다 -> 말했습니다)
future base	말할 🔊
pronunciation [ 말할 ] borrow padchim (말하 + 을 -> 말할)
declarative future informal low	말할 거야 🔊
pronunciation [ 말할 거야 ] borrow padchim (말하 + 을 -> 말할) join (말할 + 거야 -> 말할 거야)
declarative future informal high	말할 거예요 🔊
pronunciation [ 말할 거예요 ] borrow padchim (말하 + 을 -> 말할) join (말할 + 거예요 -> 말할 거예요)
declarative future formal low	말할 거다 🔊
pronunciation [ 말할 거다 ] borrow padchim (말하 + 을 -> 말할) join (말할 + 거다 -> 말할 거다)
declarative future formal high	말할 겁니다 🔊
pronunciation [ 말할 검니다 ] borrow padchim (말하 + 을 -> 말할) join (말할 + 겁니다 -> 말할 겁니다)
declarative future conditional informal low	말하겠어 🔊
pronunciation [ 말하게써 ] join (말하 + 겠어 -> 말하겠어)
declarative future conditional informal high	말하겠어요 🔊
pronunciation [ 말하게써요 ] join (말하 + 겠어요 -> 말하겠어요)
declarative future conditional formal low	말하겠다 🔊
pronunciation [ 말하게따 ] join (말하 + 겠다 -> 말하겠다)
declarative future conditional formal high	말하겠습니다 🔊
pronunciation [ 말하게씀니다 ] join (말하 + 겠습니다 -> 말하겠습니다)
inquisitive present informal low	말해? 🔊
pronunciation [ 말해? ] vowel contraction [ㅏ ㅕ -> ㅐ] (말하 + 여 -> 말해) join (말해 + ? -> 말해?)
inquisitive present informal high	말해요? 🔊
pronunciation [ 말해요? ] vowel contraction [ㅏ ㅕ -> ㅐ] (말하 + 여 -> 말해) join (말해 + 요 -> 말해요) join (말해요 + ? -> 말해요?)
inquisitive present formal low	말하니? 🔊
pronunciation [ 말하니? ] join (말하 + 니? -> 말하니?)
inquisitive present formal high	말합니까? 🔊
pronunciation [ 말함니까? ] borrow padchim (말하 + 습니까? -> 말합니까?)
inquisitive past informal low	말했어? 🔊
pronunciation [ 말해써? ] vowel contraction [ㅏ ㅕ -> ㅐ] (말하 + 여 -> 말해) vowel contraction [ㅐ ㅓ -> ㅐ] (말해 + 었 -> 말했) join (말했 + 어 -> 말했어)
inquisitive past informal high	말했어요? 🔊
pronunciation [ 말해써요? ] vowel contraction [ㅏ ㅕ -> ㅐ] (말하 + 여 -> 말해) vowel contraction [ㅐ ㅓ -> ㅐ] (말해 + 었 -> 말했) join (말했 + 어 -> 말했어) join (말했어 + 요 -> 말했어요) join (말했어요 + ? -> 말했어요?)
inquisitive past formal low	말했니? 🔊
pronunciation [ 말핸니? ] vowel contraction [ㅏ ㅕ -> ㅐ] (말하 + 여 -> 말해) vowel contraction [ㅐ ㅓ -> ㅐ] (말해 + 었 -> 말했) join (말했 + 니? -> 말했니?)
inquisitive past formal high	말했습니까? 🔊
pronunciation [ 말해씀니까? ] vowel contraction [ㅏ ㅕ -> ㅐ] (말하 + 여 -> 말해) vowel contraction [ㅐ ㅓ -> ㅐ] (말해 + 었 -> 말했) join (말했 + 습니까? -> 말했습니까?)
imperative present informal low	말해 🔊
pronunciation [ 말해 ] vowel contraction [ㅏ ㅕ -> ㅐ] (말하 + 여 -> 말해)
imperative present informal high	말하세요 🔊
pronunciation [ 말하세요 ] join (말하 + 세요 -> 말하세요)
imperative present formal low	말해라 🔊
pronunciation [ 말해라 ] vowel contraction [ㅏ ㅕ -> ㅐ] (말하 + 여 -> 말해) join (말해 + 라 -> 말해라)
imperative present formal high	말하십시오 🔊
pronunciation [ 말하십씨오 ] join (말하 + 십시오 -> 말하십시오)
propositive present informal low	말해 🔊
pronunciation [ 말해 ] vowel contraction [ㅏ ㅕ -> ㅐ] (말하 + 여 -> 말해)
propositive present informal high	말해요 🔊
pronunciation [ 말해요 ] vowel contraction [ㅏ ㅕ -> ㅐ] (말하 + 여 -> 말해) join (말해 + 요 -> 말해요)
propositive present formal low	말하자 🔊
pronunciation [ 말하자 ] join (말하 + 자 -> 말하자)
propositive present formal high	말합시다 🔊
pronunciation [ 말합씨다 ] borrow padchim (말하 + 읍시다 -> 말합시다)
connective if	말하면 🔊
pronunciation [ 말하면 ] join (말하 + 면 -> 말하면)
connective and	말하고 🔊
pronunciation [ 말하고 ] join (말하 + 고 -> 말하고)
nominal ing	말함 🔊
pronunciation [ 말함 ] borrow padchim (말하 + 음 -> 말함)