KOREAN VERB

부르다

to call (someone by a name), to sing

Conjugation

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

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI call
NegativeI don’t call

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI called
NegativeI didn’t call

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

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

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI call (respectfully)
PastI called (respectfully)
FutureI will call (respectfully)

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

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

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

Present

집에서는 민준이를 그냥 준이라고 불러요.

At home we just call Min-jun "Jun".
Past

어젯밤 노래방에서 세 시간이나 노래를 불렀어요.

Last night we sang at the karaoke for three whole hours.
Future

결혼식에서 수아가 직접 축가를 부를 거예요.

Su-a herself will sing the wedding song at the wedding.
Honorific

수업 시간에 김 선생님이 제 이름을 부르셨어요.

In class Mr. Kim called my name.
Connectives

친구를 불러서 같이 저녁을 먹었어요.

I called a friend over and we had dinner together.
Requests and commands

선생님, 저를 그냥 지영이라고 부르세요.

Sir, just call me Ji-yeong.