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KOREAN VERB

축복하다

to bless

  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI bless
NegativeI don’t bless

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI blessed
NegativeI didn’t bless

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI bless (respectfully)
PastI blessed (respectfully)
FutureI will bless (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 축복하다

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

  1. Present

    온 가족이 두 사람의 결혼을 축복해요.

    The whole family blesses the couple's marriage.

  2. Past

    친구들이 모두 우리 새 출발을 축복했어요.

    All our friends blessed our new start.

  3. Future

    저도 수아 씨의 새 출발을 축복할 거예요.

    I'll bless Su-a's new start too.

  4. Honorific

    할아버지가 아기를 안고 축복하셨어요.

    Grandpa held the baby and blessed her.

  5. Connectives

    모두가 축복해서 결혼식이 더 따뜻했어요.

    Everyone gave their blessing, so the wedding felt warmer.

  6. Requests and commands

    할머니, 저희 결혼 축복해 주세요.

    Grandma, please bless our marriage.

Good to know

  • 축복 is the blessing itself: a wedding or a new baby is 축복받다, blessed, and 축복해 주세요 asks for a blessing.

Where you hear 축복하다

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

Korean · Advanced Level 1

  • 할머니가 너희 둘을 축복한다. Grandma blesses you two.
  • 부모님이 우리를 축복해 주셨어요. Our parents blessed us.
  • 하객들이 두 사람을 축복할 거예요. The guests will bless the two of you.
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The invitation

Advanced Level 1 · 저희 첫걸음을 축복해 주시기 바랍니다.

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