KOREAN VERB

알아듣다

to understand (what is said), to catch

Conjugation

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

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI understand
NegativeI don’t understand

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI understood
NegativeI didn’t understand

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

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

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI understand (respectfully)
PastI understood (respectfully)
FutureI will understand (respectfully)

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

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

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

Present

천천히 말하면 거의 다 알아들어요.

If you speak slowly, I understand almost everything.
Past

죄송해요, 마지막 말을 못 알아들었어요.

Sorry, I didn't catch the last thing you said.
Future

일 년 뒤에는 드라마를 다 알아들을 거예요.

In a year I'll understand all the dramas.
Honorific

할머니는 제 영어를 하나도 못 알아들으셨어요.

Grandma didn't understand a word of my English.
Connectives

농담은 알아듣지만 대답은 아직 어려워요.

I get the jokes, but answering is still hard.
Requests and commands

중요한 안내니까 끝까지 잘 알아들으세요.

It's an important announcement, so listen to the end and take it in.