5) Haerache (해라체) Haerache (해라체), also known as “plain | 한국어 공부~ 👇Learn Korean/kpop Q n A International→한국어와 영어로←👇

5) Haerache (해라체)


Haerache (해라체), also known as “plain form”, is formal speech and it is one of the most commonly used forms.

It is used with those who are of the same or lower rank with no added degree of respect. But it is not considered disrespectful to use this form in the proper situation. For example, in a conversation between close friends or between adults and children.

We can often see this form in the dictionary, textbooks, newspapers, and indirect quotations like “he said that…”

When it used in spoken language, it is to casually describe the present state such as “나 간다 now I am going” and to show exclamations like “아, 슬프다 Ah, it’s sad.”

Declarative form: stem + ㄴ다/-는다

하다 + ㄴ다/-는다 = 내 남동생은 주말마다 축구를 한다 My younger brother plays soccer on weekdays.

Interrogative form: stem + –냐?

하다 + –냐? = 너 지금 뭐하냐? What are you doing now?