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KOREAN VERB

받다

to receive, to get

  • #19 most used
  • Verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI receive
NegativeI don’t receive

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI received
NegativeI didn’t receive

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI receive (respectfully)
PastI received (respectfully)
FutureI will receive (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 받다

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

  1. Present

    저는 매달 이십오 일에 월급을 받아요.

    I get my salary on the 25th of every month.

  2. Past

    생일에 친구한테 예쁜 꽃을 받았어요.

    On my birthday I got pretty flowers from a friend.

  3. Future

    다음 주에 외국인 등록증을 받을 거예요.

    Next week I'll get my alien registration card.

  4. Honorific

    할머니께서 제 편지를 잘 받으셨어요?

    Did Grandma get my letter all right?

  5. Connectives

    선물을 받고 수아가 활짝 웃었어요.

    Su-a got the present and beamed.

  6. Requests and commands

    전화 오면 꼭 받으세요. 중요해요.

    If the phone rings, be sure to answer. It's important.

Good to know

  • 받다 is the other side of 주다, to give; 전화를 받다 is to answer the phone.

Where you hear 받다

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

Korean · Beginner Level 2

  • 저는 매달 월급을 받아요. I get my pay every month.
  • 설날에 세뱃돈을 받았어. I got New Year's money at New Year.
  • 내일 소포를 받을 거예요. I'll receive a parcel tomorrow.

Korean · Intermediate Level 3

  • 저는 매달 월급을 받아요. I get my pay every month.
  • 설날에 세뱃돈을 받았어. I got New Year's money at New Year.
  • 내일 소포를 받을 거예요. I'll receive a parcel tomorrow.
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New Year's morning

Beginner Level 2 · 할머니, 새해 복 많이 받으세요. · 고마워. 일라이도 복 많이 받아.

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The toast

Intermediate Level 3 · 아버님, 받으세요.

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The talk, part one

Intermediate Level 3 · 아버님, 이거 받으십시오.

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The marriage registration

Advanced Level 1 · 대사관에서 받았어요. 각 한 부씩이요.

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The bows

Advanced Level 1 · 다섯 개밖에 못 받았어요.

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The lease

Advanced Level 1 · 임차인은 집을 받은 대로 반환함.

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The papers to apply

Advanced Level 1 · 건강 검진도 받아야 해. · 제때 받으려면 오늘 신청해야 해.

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The clinic

Advanced Level 2 · 엽산도 거기서 받아요?

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The folder

Advanced Level 3 · 증명서하고 공증 받았는지.

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The hundredth day

Advanced Level 3 · 복 많이 받아라.

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Tickets for Gangneung

Advanced Level 3 · 앱으로 받으시겠어요, 종이로요?

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A student on the line

Fluency Level 1 · 전화 받겠습니다. 여보세요?

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