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KOREAN VERB

번역하다

to translate

  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI translate
NegativeI don’t translate

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI translated
NegativeI didn’t translate

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI translate (respectfully)
PastI translated (respectfully)
FutureI will translate (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 번역하다

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

  1. Present

    저는 회사에서 영어 이메일을 번역해요.

    At work I translate English emails.

  2. Past

    어제 메뉴를 한국어로 번역했어요.

    Yesterday I translated the menu into Korean.

  3. Future

    이 책을 영어로 번역할 거예요.

    I'm going to translate this book into English.

  4. Honorific

    김 선생님은 소설을 많이 번역하셨어요.

    Mr. Kim has translated many novels.

  5. Connectives

    제가 번역하면 수아 씨가 확인해요.

    I translate, and Su-a checks.

  6. Requests and commands

    이 문장을 한국어로 번역하세요.

    Translate this sentence into Korean.

Good to know

  • 번역 is written translation; speaking is 통역, so an interpreter is 통역사.

Where you hear 번역하다

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

Korean · Beginner Level 3

  • 저는 영어 책을 번역해요. I translate English books.
  • 작년에 이 책을 번역했어요. I translated this book last year.
  • 수아 씨가 내년에 새 책을 번역할 거예요. Su-a will translate a new book next year.

Korean · Intermediate Level 1

  • 저는 영어 책을 번역해요. I translate English books.
  • 작년에 이 책을 번역했어요. I translated this book last year.
  • 수아 씨가 내년에 새 책을 번역할 거예요. Su-a will translate a new book next year.
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Su-a's book

Beginner Level 3 · 이 책을 제가 번역했어요.

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Just Su-a

Intermediate Level 1 · 사십 페이지 번역했어. 너는?

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The pond at night

Intermediate Level 1 · 일 년 동안 카페에서 번역하면서 살았어.

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The toast

Intermediate Level 3 · 아버지 말씀이에요. 제가 번역할게요.

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The mothers

Intermediate Level 3 · 책 번역한다면서? 어떤 책이야?

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