KOREAN VERB

부탁드리다

to ask a favour (humble, of someone respected)

Conjugation

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

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI ask a favour
NegativeI don’t ask a favour

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI asked a favour
NegativeI didn’t ask a favour

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI will ask a favour
NegativeI won’t ask a favour

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

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI ask a favour (respectfully)
PastI asked a favour (respectfully)
FutureI will ask a favour (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

처음 뵙겠습니다. 앞으로 잘 부탁드립니다.

Pleased to meet you. I look forward to working with you.
Past

어머님께 김치 만드는 법을 부탁드렸어요.

I asked Mrs. Park to show me how to make kimchi.
Future

내일 김 선생님께 추천서를 부탁드릴 거예요.

Tomorrow I'll ask Mr. Kim for a recommendation letter.
Honorific

어머님께서 할머니께 그 일을 부탁드리셨어요.

Mrs. Park asked Grandma to do that.
Connectives

정중하게 부탁드리면 할머니께서 도와주실 거예요.

If you ask politely, Grandma will help.
Requests and commands

그건 교장 선생님께 직접 부탁드리세요.

Ask the principal for that yourself.