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KOREAN VERB

부딪히다

to bump into, to bounce off

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI bump into
NegativeI don’t bump into

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI bumped into
NegativeI didn’t bump into

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will bump into
NegativeI won’t bump into

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI bump into (respectfully)
PastI bumped into (respectfully)
FutureI will bump into (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 부딪히다

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

  1. Present

    골목이 좁아서 자전거가 자주 벽에 부딪혀요.

    The alley is narrow, so bikes often bump into the wall.

  2. Past

    급하게 나가다가 문에 머리를 부딪혔어요.

    Rushing out, I hit my head on the door.

  3. Future

    공이 저렇게 가면 기둥에 부딪힐 거예요.

    If the ball goes that way, it'll hit the post.

  4. Honorific

    아버지가 어두운 데서 의자에 부딪히셨어요.

    Dad bumped into a chair in the dark.

  5. Connectives

    카페 유리문에 부딪혀서 이마가 빨개졌어요.

    I bumped into the cafe's glass door and my forehead went red.

  6. Requests and commands

    천장이 낮으니까 머리 부딪히지 마세요.

    The ceiling is low, so mind you don't hit your head.

Good to know

  • 부딪히다 is what happens to you, 부딪치다 what you do: 차에 부딪혔어요, I got hit by a car. 벽에 부딪히다 is also to hit a wall, in life.

Where you hear 부딪히다

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

Korean · Fluency Level 1

  • 빛이 공기에 부딪혀요. Light bumps into the air.
  • 어제 문에 머리를 부딪혔어. Yesterday I bumped my head on the door.
  • 그렇게 뛰면 벽에 부딪힐 거야. Run like that and you'll hit the wall.

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