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KOREAN VERB

춥다

to be cold (of weather)

  • #114 most used
  • Descriptive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am cold
NegativeI am not cold

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was cold
NegativeI was not cold

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will be cold
NegativeI won’t be cold

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI am cold (respectfully)
PastI was cold (respectfully)
FutureI will be cold (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

How to use 춥다

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

  1. Present

    서울의 겨울은 정말 추워요.

    Winter in Seoul is really cold.

  2. Past

    어젯밤에는 정말 추웠어요.

    Last night it was really cold.

  3. Future

    내일 아침에는 많이 추울 거예요.

    Tomorrow morning it'll be very cold.

  4. Honorific

    할머니, 지금 안 추우세요?

    Grandma, aren't you cold right now?

  5. Connectives

    날씨가 추우니까 따뜻하게 입으세요.

    It's cold, so dress warmly.

Good to know

  • 춥다 is for the weather and how you feel; a cold drink or hand is 차다 or 차갑다.

Where you hear 춥다

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Korean · Beginner Level 1

  • 미니애폴리스는 아주 추워요. Minneapolis is very cold.
  • 어제는 추웠어요. It was cold yesterday.
  • 내일은 추울 거예요. It'll be cold tomorrow.

Korean · Beginner Level 2

  • 미니애폴리스는 아주 추워요. Minneapolis is very cold.
  • 어제는 추웠어요. It was cold yesterday.
  • 내일은 추울 거예요. It'll be cold tomorrow.
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Where Eli is from

Beginner Level 1 · 미니애폴리스는 추워요? · 네, 아주 추워요. 서울도 추워요? · 한국은 추워요? · 겨울에는 추워요. 미국에서도 선생님이에요?

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The Han river park

Beginner Level 1 · 아니, 안 좋아해. 추워. · 미니애폴리스는 더 추워요? · 많이 추워요.

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A cold morning

Beginner Level 2 · 일라이, 오늘 추워. 모자! · 네, 그래도 추워요!

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How cold

Beginner Level 2 · 어제는 많이 추웠어요.

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A cold

Beginner Level 2 · 네, 조금요. 추워요.

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Grandma's house

Beginner Level 2 · 네, 조금 추웠어요.

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Boots and a jacket

Beginner Level 3 · 네. 산 위는 추워요.

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Jeju airport

Intermediate Level 1 · 서울 바람보다 덜 추워요.

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The beach at Hamdeok

Intermediate Level 1 · 무서웠는데 지금은 추워요.

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The cold

Fluency Level 1 · 추워 죽겠어

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