혼내
hohn-nae
honnae
regular
혼내다
To say to scold, to rebuke politely in the present tense, use 혼내요 (hohn-nae-yoh) · honnaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 혼내다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 혼내요 hohn-nae-yoh honnaeyo | 혼냅니다 hohn-naem-nee-dah honnaemnida | |
| Past | 혼냈어 hohn-nae-ssuh honnaesseo | 혼냈어요 hohn-nae-ssuh-yoh honnaesseoyo | 혼냈습니다 hohn-nae-sseum-nee-dah honnaesseumnida |
| Future | 혼낼 거야 hohn-nael guh-yah honnael geoya | 혼낼 거예요 hohn-nael guh-yae-yoh honnael geoyeyo | 혼낼 겁니다 hohn-nael guhm-nee-dah honnael geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
혼내세요
hohn-nae-sae-yoh
honnaeseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
혼내요
hohn-nae-yoh
honnaeyo
Question Polite (요)
혼내요?
hohn-nae-yoh-?
honnaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
혼내고
hohn-nae-goh
honnaego
Conditional "if" — (면)
혼내면
hohn-nae-myuhn
honnaemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
혼내고 있어요
hohn-nae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
honnaego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
혼내고 싶어요
hohn-nae-goh shee-puh-yoh
honnaego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
혼낼 수 있어요
hohn-nael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
honnael su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
혼내서
hohn-nae-suh
honnaeseo
Noun form — (기)
혼내기
hohn-nae-gee
honnaegi
Noun form — (음)
혼냄
hohn-naem
honnaem