Breakdown of jeoneun naeil hangugeo sueobe deungrokhaeyo.
~에~e
destination particle
저jeo
I
~는~neun
topic particle
내일naeil
tomorrow
한국어hangugeo
Korean language
수업sueop
class
등록하다deungrokhada
to register
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Questions & Answers about jeoneun naeil hangugeo sueobe deungrokhaeyo.
What does 등록해요 mean and what is its verb stem?
등록해요 comes from the verb 등록하다, meaning “to register” or “to enroll.”
- 등록 is the noun stem (“registration”).
- 하다 is the verb “to do.”
- Conjugated as 등록 + 해요, it becomes polite informal present: “I register” or “I’m registering.”
Why is 에 used after 수업 instead of the object marker 을/를?
With 등록하다, you register “to” or “for” something, so you mark the target with 에 (the dative/location marker).
- 수업에 등록해요 = “I register for a class.”
If you used 수강신청하다 (“to apply for a course”), you would say 수업을 신청해요, using 을 because 신청하다 takes a direct object.
Why is the verb in present tense (해요) even though the action is tomorrow?
Korean often uses the present tense for scheduled or planned future actions.
- 내일 등록해요 translates to “I’ll register tomorrow.”
You don’t need a special future ending; the context (내일) makes it clear you mean the future.
Can I omit 저는 and just say 내일 한국어 수업에 등록해요?
Yes. Korean frequently drops subjects and topics when they’re obvious from context.
- 내일 한국어 수업에 등록해요 is perfectly natural.
Use 저는 if you want to explicitly set “I” as the topic or contrast yourself with someone else.
Why is 내일 placed before 한국어 수업에 등록해요? Can I move it?
Time expressions like 내일 typically come early in the sentence (often immediately after the topic) to set the temporal context.
You could also say 저는 한국어 수업에 내일 등록해요, but putting 내일 at the very front is more common and sounds more natural.
Why is it 한국어 and not 한국말?
Both mean “Korean language,” but:
- 한국어 is the formal, standardized term (used in textbooks and official contexts).
- 한국말 is more colloquial or “spoken” Korean, used in casual conversation.
What speech level is 등록해요, and can I use 등록합니다 instead?
등록해요 is 해요체 (polite informal). You can switch levels:
- 등록합니다 = 합니다체 (polite formal)
- 등록해 = 해체 (casual/between close friends)
Choose based on who you’re speaking to and the formality of the setting.
How do I pronounce 등록해요, and what’s the romanization?
Pronunciation: [등록해요] (the ㄷ in 등록 is unaspirated).
Romanization: deung-rok-hae-yo.
- deung (등)
- rok (록)
- hae-yo (해요)