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KOREAN VERB

청소하다

to clean

  • #201 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI clean
NegativeI don’t clean

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI cleaned
NegativeI didn’t clean

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI clean (respectfully)
PastI cleaned (respectfully)
FutureI will clean (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 청소하다

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

  1. Present

    저는 토요일 아침마다 집을 청소해요.

    I clean the house every Saturday morning.

  2. Past

    손님이 오기 전에 화장실을 청소했어요.

    I cleaned the bathroom before the guests came.

  3. Future

    이번 주말에 창문을 다 청소할 거예요.

    This weekend I'll clean all the windows.

  4. Honorific

    할머니는 매일 아침 마당을 청소하세요.

    Grandma cleans the yard every morning.

  5. Connectives

    방을 청소하고 빨래를 할 거예요.

    I'll clean my room and then do the laundry.

  6. Requests and commands

    나가기 전에 책상을 깨끗이 청소하세요.

    Clean your desk properly before you go out.

Good to know

  • 청소 is cleaning a place (방을 청소하다); washing a thing is 씻다, washing clothes 빨다.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.