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KOREAN VERB

전하다

to pass on, to convey (a message, regards)

  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI pass on
NegativeI don’t pass on

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI passed on
NegativeI didn’t pass on

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will pass on
NegativeI won’t pass on

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI pass on (respectfully)
PastI passed on (respectfully)
FutureI will pass on (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 전하다

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

  1. Present

    민준 씨가 매일 사장님 말씀을 직원들에게 전해요.

    Min-jun passes the boss's words on to the staff every day.

  2. Past

    어머니께 수아 씨 안부를 전했어요.

    I passed Su-a's regards on to my mother.

  3. Future

    김 선생님께 메시지를 꼭 전할 거예요.

    I'll be sure to pass the message on to Mr. Kim.

  4. Honorific

    박 여사님이 손님들께 감사 인사를 전하셨어요.

    Mrs. Park conveyed her thanks to the guests.

  5. Connectives

    소식은 전했지만 답은 아직 없어요.

    I passed the news on, but there's no answer yet.

  6. Requests and commands

    가족들에게도 제 안부를 꼭 전하세요.

    Be sure to give my regards to your family too.

Good to know

  • The message or regards is the object and the person it goes to takes 께 or 한테: 부모님께 안부 전해 주세요, give your parents my regards.

Where you hear 전하다

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

Korean · Intermediate Level 3

  • 부모님께 안부를 전해요. I pass on my regards to your parents.
  • 어머님 말씀을 엄마한테 전했어요. I passed Mrs. Park's words on to Mom.
  • 내일 할머니께 전할 거예요. Tomorrow I'll pass it on to Grandma.

Korean · Advanced Level 1

  • 부모님께 안부를 전해요. I pass on my regards to your parents.
  • 어머님 말씀을 엄마한테 전했어요. I passed Mrs. Park's words on to Mom.
  • 내일 할머니께 전할 거예요. Tomorrow I'll pass it on to Grandma.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.