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KOREAN VERB

오해하다

to misunderstand

  • #480 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI misunderstand
NegativeI don’t misunderstand

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI misunderstood
NegativeI didn’t misunderstand

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI misunderstand (respectfully)
PastI misunderstood (respectfully)
FutureI will misunderstand (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 오해하다

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

  1. Present

    사람들이 제 농담을 자주 오해해요.

    People often misunderstand my jokes.

  2. Past

    미안해요, 제가 지영 씨 말을 오해했어요.

    Sorry, I misunderstood what you said, Ji-yeong.

  3. Future

    그렇게 말하면 민준 씨가 오해할 거예요.

    If you say it like that, Min-jun will misunderstand.

  4. Honorific

    할머니가 제 문자를 완전히 오해하셨어요.

    Grandma completely misunderstood my text.

  5. Connectives

    제가 오해해서 친구한테 괜히 화를 냈어요.

    I misunderstood and got angry at my friend for nothing.

  6. Requests and commands

    오해하지 마세요, 그런 뜻이 아니었어요.

    Don't get me wrong, that's not what I meant.

Good to know

  • 오해예요! is "it's a misunderstanding"; 오해를 풀다 is to clear one up.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.