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KOREAN VERB

안다

to hold (in one's arms), to hug

  • Verb

Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI hold
NegativeI don’t hold

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI held
NegativeI didn’t hold

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will hold
NegativeI won’t hold

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI hold (respectfully)
PastI held (respectfully)
FutureI will hold (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) holding, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) holding, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I hold
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I hold
  5. But (-지만) I hold, but…

Requests and commands

명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요

  1. Please (-(으)세요) please hold
  2. Formal request (-(으)십시오) please hold (formal)
  3. Plain command hold! (casual)
  4. Please don’t please don’t hold

How to use 안다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    엄마가 우는 아기를 꼭 안아요.

    Mom holds the crying baby tight.

  2. Past

    공항에서 친구를 정말 오랜만에 안았어요.

    At the airport I hugged my friend for the first time in ages.

  3. Future

    집에 가면 우리 강아지부터 안을 거예요.

    When I get home, I'll hug our dog first.

  4. Honorific

    할아버지가 어린 손자를 품에 안으셨어요.

    Grandpa held his little grandson in his arms.

  5. Connectives

    아기를 안고 정류장에서 버스를 기다렸어요.

    I waited for the bus at the stop holding the baby.

  6. Requests and commands

    아기 머리를 받치고 이렇게 안으세요.

    Support the baby's head and hold her like this.

Good to know

  • Don't mix it up with 알다, to know: 안아요 is I hug, 알아요 is I know.
  • The negative is said 안지 않아요, because 안 안아요 sounds odd.

Where you hear 안다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Advanced Level 3

  • 아기를 조심해서 안아요. I hold the baby carefully.
  • 어젯밤에 두 시간이나 안았어요. Last night I held her for two whole hours.
  • 내일 제가 안아 볼 거예요. Tomorrow I'll have a go at holding her.
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The first nights

Advanced Level 3 · 뜨거운 국 그릇처럼 안아. · 아기 잘 때 자. 내가 안고 있을게.

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Goodbye at Incheon

Advanced Level 3 · 다섯 시 비행기니까 지금 안아.

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The producer calls

Advanced Level 3 · 해 봐. 하은이는 내가 안을게.

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