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KOREAN VERB

발표하다

to present, to announce

  • #286 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI present
NegativeI don’t present

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI presented
NegativeI didn’t present

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will present
NegativeI won’t present

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI present (respectfully)
PastI presented (respectfully)
FutureI will present (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) presenting, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) presenting, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I present
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I present
  5. But (-지만) I present, but…

Requests and commands

명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요

  1. Please (-(으)세요) please present
  2. Formal request (-(으)십시오) please present (formal)
  3. Plain command present! (casual)
  4. Please don’t please don’t present

How to use 발표하다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    학생들이 돌아가면서 조사한 내용을 발표해요.

    The students take turns presenting their research.

  2. Past

    오늘 회의에서 새 계획을 발표했어요.

    Today at the meeting I presented the new plan.

  3. Future

    다음 주에 시험 결과를 발표할 거예요.

    They'll announce the exam results next week.

  4. Honorific

    교수님이 학회에서 연구 결과를 발표하셨어요.

    The professor presented her research at the conference.

  5. Connectives

    사람들 앞에서 발표하면 항상 긴장돼요.

    When I present in front of people, I always get nervous.

  6. Requests and commands

    민준 씨, 준비됐으면 먼저 발표하세요.

    Min-jun, if you're ready, present first.

Good to know

  • 발표 is a presentation in class or at work; the government or a company 발표하다 results, a plan, a new phone.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.