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KOREAN VERB

붙이다

to stick on, to attach (a plaster, a sticker, a stamp)

  • Verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI stick on
NegativeI don’t stick on

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI stuck on
NegativeI didn’t stick on

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will stick on
NegativeI won’t stick on

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI stick on (respectfully)
PastI stuck on (respectfully)
FutureI will stick on (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 붙이다

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

  1. Present

    저는 중요한 메모를 냉장고에 붙여요.

    I stick important notes on the fridge.

  2. Past

    요리하다가 손을 베여서 반창고를 붙였어요.

    I cut my hand while cooking, so I put a plaster on it.

  3. Future

    이사 가면 벽에 사진을 많이 붙일 거예요.

    When we move I'll stick lots of photos on the wall.

  4. Honorific

    할머니가 편지 봉투에 우표를 직접 붙이셨어요.

    Grandma put the stamp on the envelope herself.

  5. Connectives

    파스를 붙이고 자면 허리가 덜 아파요.

    If you sleep with a pain patch on, your back hurts less.

  6. Requests and commands

    이사 전에 상자마다 이름표를 꼭 붙이세요.

    Before the move, be sure to put a name tag on every box.

Good to know

  • The pair of 붙다, to stick: a plaster, a stamp, a note on the fridge. 이름을 붙이다 is to give a name.

Where you hear 붙이다

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

Korean · Fluency Level 1

  • 하은이 손에 밴드를 붙여요. I put a plaster on Ha-eun's hand.
  • 봉투에 우표를 붙였어요. I stuck a stamp on the envelope.
  • 내일 포스터를 벽에 붙일 거예요. Tomorrow I'll put the poster on the wall.
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Between songs

Fluency Level 1 · 우리 밴드는 붙이는 밴드가 아닙니다.

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