Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI go to visit | |||
| NegativeI don’t go to visit |
KOREAN VERB
to go to visit
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현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI go to visit | |||
| NegativeI don’t go to visit |
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI went to visit | |||
| NegativeI didn’t go to visit |
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will go to visit | |||
| NegativeI won’t go to visit |
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI go to visit (respectfully) | ||
| PastI went to visit (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will go to visit (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.
설날에는 시골에 계신 할머니를 찾아가요.
At Lunar New Year we go to visit Grandma in the countryside.
어제 담임 선생님을 직접 찾아갔어요.
Yesterday I went to see my homeroom teacher in person.
주소를 아니까 혼자 찾아갈 거예요.
I know the address, so I'll find my way there alone.
아버지는 지난주에 옛 친구를 찾아가셨어요.
Dad went to visit an old friend last week.
사무실로 찾아가면 서류를 줄 거예요.
If you go to the office, they'll give you the documents.
잘 모르면 동사무소에 직접 찾아가세요.
If you're not sure, go to the community office in person.
The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.