Korean

말해주다

말해주다
Meaning: to tell; to inform
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 말해주다
Present 말해준다
Polite 말해줘요
Formal 말해줍니다
Past 말해줬다
Past + Polite 말해줬어요
Guess + Polite 말해주겠어요
Connective 말해주고
Conditional 말해주면
Volitional 말해주자
Imperative 말해줘라
Imperative + Polite 말해주세요
Attributive 말해주는 / 말해준 / 말해줄

Example

Please tell me the truth.

Usage Notes

A combination of 말하다 (to speak) and 주다 (to give), meaning to speak for someone's benefit.

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