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KOREAN VERB

빌려주다

to lend

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI lend
NegativeI don’t lend

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI lent
NegativeI didn’t lend

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI lend (respectfully)
PastI lent (respectfully)
FutureI will lend (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 빌려주다

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

  1. Present

    저는 친구들한테 책을 자주 빌려줘요.

    I often lend books to my friends.

  2. Past

    지난달에 동생한테 십만 원을 빌려줬어요.

    Last month I lent my younger brother 100,000 won.

  3. Future

    우산이 두 개니까 하나 빌려줄 거예요.

    I have two umbrellas, so I'll lend you one.

  4. Honorific

    할머니가 저한테 낡은 재봉틀을 빌려주셨어요.

    Grandma lent me her old sewing machine.

  5. Connectives

    돈을 빌려주면 꼭 받을 날짜를 정하세요.

    If you lend money, make sure you set a date to get it back.

  6. Requests and commands

    충전기 좀 빌려주세요, 배터리가 없어요.

    Please lend me a charger; my battery's dead.

Good to know

  • 빌려주다 is to lend and 빌리다 is to borrow; who gets it takes 한테/에게: 친구한테 돈을 빌려줬어요.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.