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KOREAN VERB

바꾸다

to change, to exchange

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI change
NegativeI don’t change

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI changed
NegativeI didn’t change

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI change (respectfully)
PastI changed (respectfully)
FutureI will change (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 바꾸다

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

  1. Present

    저는 보통 공항에서 달러를 원으로 바꿔요.

    I usually change dollars into won at the airport.

  2. Past

    비가 와서 주말 계획을 바꿨어요.

    It rained, so we changed our weekend plans.

  3. Future

    다음 달에 휴대폰을 새것으로 바꿀 거예요.

    Next month I'll change my phone for a new one.

  4. Honorific

    박 선생님은 머리 모양을 바꾸셨네요.

    Mrs. Park has changed her hairstyle.

  5. Connectives

    사이즈를 바꾸면 돈을 더 내야 해요?

    If I change the size, do I have to pay more?

  6. Requests and commands

    비밀번호를 석 달마다 한 번씩 바꾸세요.

    Change your password once every three months.

Good to know

  • 바꾸다 changes something (계획을 바꿔요); 바뀌다 is for a thing that changes by itself (계획이 바뀌었어요).

Where you hear 바꾸다

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

Korean · Intermediate Level 2

  • 날짜를 바꿔요. We're changing the date.
  • 어제 홀을 바꿨어요. Yesterday we changed the hall.
  • 내일 돈을 바꿀 거예요. Tomorrow I'll change money.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.