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KOREAN VERB

축하하다

to congratulate

  • #153 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI congratulate
NegativeI don’t congratulate

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI congratulated
NegativeI didn’t congratulate

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI congratulate (respectfully)
PastI congratulated (respectfully)
FutureI will congratulate (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 축하하다

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

  1. Present

    수아 씨, 취직 정말 축하해요!

    Su-a, congratulations on getting the job!

  2. Past

    모두가 민준 씨의 결혼을 축하했어요.

    Everyone congratulated Min-jun on his wedding.

  3. Future

    시험에 붙으면 다 같이 축하할 거예요.

    If you pass the exam, we'll all celebrate.

  4. Honorific

    할머니도 제 졸업을 축하하셨어요.

    Grandma congratulated me on my graduation too.

  5. Connectives

    다 같이 축하하고 저녁을 먹었어요.

    We all congratulated him and had dinner.

  6. Requests and commands

    오빠한테 전화해서 축하하세요.

    Call your brother and congratulate him.

Good to know

  • 축하해요! and 축하합니다! are congratulations; 생일 축하해요 is happy birthday.

Where you hear 축하하다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Beginner Level 3

  • 수아 씨, 정말 축하해요. Su-a, congratulations, really.
  • 다 같이 축하했어요. We all congratulated her.
  • 내일 누나 생일을 축하할 거야. Tomorrow we'll celebrate Ji-yeong's birthday.

Korean · Intermediate Level 2

  • 수아 씨, 정말 축하해요. Su-a, congratulations, really.
  • 다 같이 축하했어요. We all congratulated her.
  • 내일 누나 생일을 축하할 거야. Tomorrow we'll celebrate Ji-yeong's birthday.
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Su-a's book

Beginner Level 3 · 와. 축하해요!

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Whether big or small

Intermediate Level 2 · 졸업 축하해!

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I'll take good care of her

Intermediate Level 2 · 결혼 축하해요!

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Tell us everything

Intermediate Level 3 · 축하합니다, 브룩스 선생님.

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The Sunday table

Advanced Level 2 · 어머, 정말 축하해요!

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A second job

Advanced Level 2 · 축하합니다. 두 배로 일해야 합니다.

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Tae-ho's birthday

Fluency Level 1 · 형, 생일 진짜 축하해.

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Ready

Fluency Level 3 · 전부입니다. 축하합니다.

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.