Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI endure | |||
| NegativeI don’t endure |
Conjugation
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Past
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI endured | |||
| NegativeI didn’t endure |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will endure | |||
| NegativeI won’t endure |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI endure (respectfully) | ||
| PastI endured (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will endure (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) enduring, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) enduring, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I endure
- Because (-(으)니까) because I endure
- But (-지만) I endure, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please endure
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please endure (formal)
- Plain command endure! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t endure
How to use 참다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
저는 화가 나도 잘 참아요.
Even when I'm angry, I hold it in well.
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Past
회의 중에 웃음을 겨우 참았어요.
I could barely hold back my laughter in the meeting.
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Future
다음 달까지 커피를 참을 거예요.
I'll hold off on coffee until next month.
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Honorific
할머니는 아픈 걸 오래 참으셨어요.
Grandma put up with the pain for a long time.
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Connectives
조금만 참으면 금방 다 끝나요.
If you bear it just a little, it'll all be over soon.
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Requests and commands
조금만 더 참으세요, 거의 다 왔어요.
Hold on a little more, we're almost there.
Good to know
- 참다 is to hold back a laugh, tears, pain or anger: 웃음을 참다, 화를 참다.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.