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KOREAN VERB

예상하다

to anticipate

  • #464 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI anticipate
NegativeI don’t anticipate

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI anticipated
NegativeI didn’t anticipate

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI anticipate (respectfully)
PastI anticipated (respectfully)
FutureI will anticipate (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 예상하다

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

  1. Present

    저는 내년에 집값이 오를 거라고 예상해요.

    I expect house prices to rise next year.

  2. Past

    저는 그 팀이 이길 거라고 예상했어요.

    I expected that team to win.

  3. Future

    사람들은 올여름이 더울 거라고 예상할 거예요.

    People will expect this summer to be hot.

  4. Honorific

    김 사장님은 올해 매출이 늘 거라고 예상하세요.

    Mr. Kim expects sales to grow this year.

  5. Connectives

    오후에 비를 예상하고 우산을 두 개 챙겼어요.

    I anticipated rain in the afternoon and packed two umbrellas.

  6. Requests and commands

    시험 결과를 미리 예상하지 마세요.

    Don't predict the exam result in advance.

Good to know

  • 예상 is a guess made ahead of time: 예상보다 is than expected, 예상대로 as expected.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.