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KOREAN VERB

충전하다

to charge, to top up

  • #318 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI charge
NegativeI don’t charge

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI charged
NegativeI didn’t charge

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI charge (respectfully)
PastI charged (respectfully)
FutureI will charge (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 충전하다

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

  1. Present

    저는 자기 전에 핸드폰을 충전해요.

    I charge my phone before going to bed.

  2. Past

    편의점에서 교통카드를 충전했어요.

    I topped up my transit card at the convenience store.

  3. Future

    배터리가 없어서 카페에서 충전할 거예요.

    The battery is dead, so I'll charge it at a cafe.

  4. Honorific

    할머니가 카드를 만 원 충전하셨어요.

    Grandma topped up her card with ten thousand won.

  5. Connectives

    충전하고 나갈게요, 오 분만 기다려 주세요.

    I'll charge it and go out, just wait five minutes.

  6. Requests and commands

    노트북을 미리 충전하세요.

    Charge the laptop in advance.

Good to know

  • A phone battery and a transit card both 충전해요; 충전기 is the charger.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.