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KOREAN VERB

아프다

to hurt, to be ill

  • #126 most used
  • Descriptive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI hurt
NegativeI don’t hurt

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI hurt
NegativeI didn’t hurt

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI hurt (respectfully)
PastI hurt (respectfully)
FutureI will hurt (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

How to use 아프다

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

  1. Present

    어제부터 머리가 계속 아파요.

    My head has been hurting since yesterday.

  2. Past

    지난주에 배가 많이 아팠어요.

    Last week my stomach hurt a lot.

  3. Future

    내일 아침에 다리가 아플 거예요.

    Tomorrow morning my legs will hurt.

  4. Honorific

    할머니가 요즘 많이 편찮으세요.

    Grandma is quite ill these days.

  5. Connectives

    목이 아파서 오늘은 말을 못 해요.

    My throat hurts, so I can't talk today.

Good to know

  • The part that hurts is the subject: 머리가 아파요; an elder who is ill is 편찮으시다.

Where you hear 아프다

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

Korean · Beginner Level 1

  • 머리가 아파요. My head hurts.
  • 어제 배가 아팠어요. My stomach hurt yesterday.
  • 내일은 안 아플 거예요. Tomorrow it won't hurt.

Korean · Beginner Level 2

  • 머리가 아파요. My head hurts.
  • 어제 배가 아팠어요. My stomach hurt yesterday.
  • 내일은 안 아플 거예요. Tomorrow it won't hurt.
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A cold

Beginner Level 1 · 안녕하세요. 어디가 아파요? · 목이 아파요. 머리도 아파요. · 배가 아파요.

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A cold

Beginner Level 2 · 일라이 씨, 아파요? · 머리가 아파요. · 머리가 아파요. 목도요.

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The wedding

Advanced Level 1 · 아플 때나 건강할 때나 사랑할 것을 맹세합니까?

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The hundredth day

Advanced Level 3 · 백 일 동안 하루도 안 아팠어요.

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