농담하다

Korean

Etymology

농담(弄談) (nongdam) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈno̞(ː)ŋda̠mɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [농(ː)담하다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nongdamhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nongdamhada
McCune–Reischauer?	nongdamhada
Yale Romanization?	nōngtamhata

Verb

South Korean Standard Language	농담(弄談)하다 (nongdamhada)
North Korean Standard Language	롱담(弄談)하다 (rongdamhada)

농담하다 • (nongdamhada) (infinitive 농담해 or 농담하여, sequential 농담하니)

1. (intransitive) to joke

   농담하지 마세요! ― Nongdam-haji maseyo! ― Stop kidding me!

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 농담하다 (nongdamhada): vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	농담한다 nongdamhanda	농담해 nongdamhae	농담해요 nongdamhaeyo	농담합니다 nongdamhamnida
	Past	농담했다 nongdamhaetda	농담했어 nongdamhaesseo	농담했어요 nongdamhaesseoyo	농담했습니다 nongdamhaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	농담하느냐 nongdamhaneunya	농담해 nongdamhae	농담해요 nongdamhaeyo	농담합니까 nongdamhamnikka
	Past	농담했느냐 nongdamhaenneunya	농담했어 nongdamhaesseo	농담했어요 nongdamhaesseoyo	농담했습니까 nongdamhaetseumnikka
Hortative		농담하자 nongdamhaja	농담해 nongdamhae	농담해요 nongdamhaeyo	농담하십시다 nongdamhasipsida
Imperative		농담해라, 농담하여라 nongdamhaera, nongdamhayeora	농담해 nongdamhae	농담해요 nongdamhaeyo	농담합시오 nongdamhapsio
Assertive		농담하겠다 nongdamhagetda	농담하겠어 nongdamhagesseo	농담하겠어요 nongdamhagesseoyo	농담하겠습니다 nongdamhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		농담해 nongdamhae	농담해서, 농담하여서 nongdamhaeseo, nongdamhayeoseo	농담하니 nongdamhani	농담하니까 nongdamhanikka
Contrast		농담하지만 nongdamhajiman	농담하는데 nongdamhaneunde	농담하더니 nongdamhadeoni
Conjunction		농담하고 nongdamhago
Condition		농담하면 nongdamhamyeon	농담해야, 농담하여야 nongdamhaeya, nongdamhayeoya
Motive		농담하려고 nongdamharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		농담함 nongdamham	농담하기 nongdamhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		농담했음, 농담하였음 nongdamhaesseum, nongdamhayeosseum	농담했기, 농담하였기 nongdamhaetgi, nongdamhayeotgi
Determiners	Past	농담한 nongdamhan
	Present	농담하는 nongdamhaneun
	Future	농담할 nongdamhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	농담하신다 nongdamhasinda	농담하셔 nongdamhasyeo	농담하세요, 농담하셔요 nongdamhaseyo, nongdamhasyeoyo	농담하십니다 nongdamhasimnida
	Past	농담하셨다 nongdamhasyeotda	농담하셨어 nongdamhasyeosseo	농담하셨어요 nongdamhasyeosseoyo	농담하셨습니다 nongdamhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	농담하시느냐 nongdamhasineunya	농담하셔 nongdamhasyeo	농담하세요, 농담하셔요 nongdamhaseyo, nongdamhasyeoyo	농담하십니까 nongdamhasimnikka
	Past	농담하셨느냐 nongdamhasyeonneunya	농담하셨어 nongdamhasyeosseo	농담하셨어요 nongdamhasyeosseoyo	농담하셨습니까 nongdamhasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		농담하시라 nongdamhasira	농담하셔 nongdamhasyeo	농담하세요 nongdamhaseyo	농담하십시오 nongdamhasipsio
Assertive		농담하시겠다 nongdamhasigetda	농담하시겠어 nongdamhasigesseo	농담하시겠어요 nongdamhasigesseoyo	농담하시겠습니다 nongdamhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		농담하셔 nongdamhasyeo	농담하셔서 nongdamhasyeoseo	농담하시니 nongdamhasini	농담하시니까 nongdamhasinikka
Contrast		농담하시지만 nongdamhasijiman	농담하시는데 nongdamhasineunde	농담하시더니 nongdamhasideoni
Conjunction		농담하시고 nongdamhasigo
Condition		농담하시면 nongdamhasimyeon	농담하셔야 nongdamhasyeoya
Motive		농담하시려고 nongdamhasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		농담하심 nongdamhasim	농담하시기 nongdamhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		농담하셨음 nongdamhasyeosseum	농담하셨기 nongdamhasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	농담하신 nongdamhasin
	Present	농담하시는 nongdamhasineun
	Future	농담하실 nongdamhasil