To check; to confirm in Korean 🇰🇷

확인하다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• The word 확인하다 (hwagin-hada) can be broken into 확인 (hwagin), meaning “confirmation” or “check,” and 하다 (hada), meaning “to do.” Think of it as “to do confirmation.”
• Remember that “hwagin” sounds like “hwak-in,” which may remind you of “check-in,” reinforcing the idea of checking or confirming.

Explanations:
• 확인하다 means “to check” or “to confirm.” It is used when verifying information, making sure that details, facts, or conditions are correct.
• It is composed of the noun 확인 (confirmation/check) and the verb 하다 (to do), meaning that you are “doing verification.”

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• 체크하다 (chekeu-hada) – a borrowed term from English “check.”
• 검증하다 (geomjeung-hada) – “to verify” or “to validate.”
• 점검하다 (jeomgeom-hada) – “to inspect” or “to check over.”

Conjugations of 확인하다:

Basic Stem: 확인하-
• Present Tense:
 – Formal Polite: 확인합니다 (hwagin-hamnida)
 – Informal Polite: 확인해요 (hwagin-haeyo)
 – Casual: 확인해 (hwagin-hae)
• Past Tense:
 – Formal Polite: 확인했습니다 (hwagin-haetseumnida)
 – Informal Polite: 확인했어요 (hwagin-haesseoyo)
 – Casual: 확인했어 (hwagin-haesseo)
• Future Tense:
 – Formal Polite: 확인할 것입니다 (hwagin-hal geosimnida)
 – Informal Polite: 확인할 거예요 (hwagin-hal geoyeyo)
 – Casual: 확인할 거야 (hwagin-hal geoya)
• Progressive Form:
 – Informal Polite: 확인하고 있어요 (hwagin-hago isseoyo) – “am/is checking”

Example Sentences:
• Formal Polite (Present):
 “정보를 확인합니다.”
 Romanized: “Jeongboreul hwagin-hamnida.”
 Translation: “I confirm (check) the information.”
• Informal Polite (Past):
 “세부 사항을 확인했어요.”
 Romanized: “Sebu sahangeul hwagin-haesseoyo.”
 Translation: “I confirmed (checked) the details.”
• Informal Polite (Future):
 “내일 예약을 확인할 거예요.”
 Romanized: “Naeil yeyageul hwagin-hal geoyeyo.”
 Translation: “I will confirm (check) the reservation tomorrow.”
• Casual (Present Progressive):
 “지금 자료를 확인하고 있어.”
 Romanized: “Jigeum jaryoreul hwagin-hago isseo.”
 Translation: “I am checking the materials right now.”

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