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KOREAN VERB

치우다

to clear away, to tidy

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI clear away
NegativeI don’t clear away

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI cleared away
NegativeI didn’t clear away

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will clear away
NegativeI won’t clear away

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI clear away (respectfully)
PastI cleared away (respectfully)
FutureI will clear away (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 치우다

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

  1. Present

    저는 밥 먹고 바로 식탁을 치워요.

    I clear the table right after eating.

  2. Past

    손님이 오기 전에 거실을 치웠어요.

    Before the guests came, I tidied the living room.

  3. Future

    주말에 책상 위를 다 치울 거예요.

    This weekend I'll clear everything off my desk.

  4. Honorific

    어머님께서 벌써 제 방을 치우셨어요.

    Mrs. Park has already tidied my room.

  5. Connectives

    방을 깨끗이 치우면 기분이 좋아요.

    When I tidy my room properly, I feel good.

  6. Requests and commands

    민준아, 친구 오기 전에 방 좀 치워.

    Min-jun, tidy your room before your friend comes.

Good to know

  • 치우다 is putting things away, 방을 치우다; 청소하다 is cleaning, sweeping and wiping.

Where you hear 치우다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Beginner Level 2

  • 아침마다 눈을 치워요. I clear the snow every morning.
  • 같이 눈을 치웠어요. We cleared the snow together.
  • 내일 방을 치울 거야. I'll tidy my room tomorrow.
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The first snow

Beginner Level 2 · 눈 치워요. · 그럼 같이 눈 치워요. · 네, 먼저 치워요. 눈사람은 다음에요.

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