Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI visit | |||
| NegativeI don’t visit |
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI visited | |||
| NegativeI didn’t visit |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will visit | |||
| NegativeI won’t visit |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI visit (respectfully) | ||
| PastI visited (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will visit (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) visiting, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) visiting, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I visit
- Because (-(으)니까) because I visit
- But (-지만) I visit, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please visit
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please visit (formal)
- Plain command visit! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t visit
How to use 방문하다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
저희 회사는 매달 고객을 직접 방문해요.
Our company visits clients in person every month.
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Past
지난주에 부산에 있는 공장을 방문했어요.
Last week I visited the factory in Busan.
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Future
대통령이 다음 달에 일본을 방문할 거예요.
The president will visit Japan next month.
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Honorific
김 사장님이 오늘 저희 사무실을 방문하셨어요.
Mr. Kim visited our office today.
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Connectives
홈페이지를 방문하면 할인 쿠폰을 받아요.
If you visit the website, you get a discount coupon.
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Requests and commands
서울에 오시면 꼭 저희 가게를 방문하세요.
If you come to Seoul, be sure to visit our shop.
Good to know
- 방문하다 is the formal word, for a company, a website, a country; with friends and family, 찾아가다 or 놀러 가다 sounds more natural.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.