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KOREAN VERB

초대하다

to invite

  • #255 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI invite
NegativeI don’t invite

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI invited
NegativeI didn’t invite

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI invite (respectfully)
PastI invited (respectfully)
FutureI will invite (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 초대하다

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

  1. Present

    우리는 생일마다 친구들을 집으로 초대해요.

    Every birthday we invite friends over.

  2. Past

    민준이가 저를 새집 집들이에 초대했어요.

    Min-jun invited me to his new place's housewarming.

  3. Future

    이번 결혼식에는 가까운 친척들만 초대할 거예요.

    We'll invite only close relatives to the wedding.

  4. Honorific

    박 사장님이 직원들을 저녁 식사에 초대하셨어요.

    Mrs. Park invited the staff to dinner.

  5. Connectives

    초대해서 고마워요, 음식이 정말 맛있었어요.

    Thanks for inviting me; the food was really good.

  6. Requests and commands

    다음 모임에는 수아도 꼭 초대하세요.

    Next time, be sure to invite Su-a too.

Good to know

  • 초대를 받다 is to get an invitation and 초대장 is the card; 집들이에 초대하다 is to invite someone to a housewarming.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.