KOREAN VERB

닦다

to wipe, to polish, to brush (teeth)

Conjugation

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

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI wipe
NegativeI don’t wipe

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI wiped
NegativeI didn’t wipe

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

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

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI wipe (respectfully)
PastI wiped (respectfully)
FutureI will wipe (respectfully)

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

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

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

Present

저는 자기 전에 꼭 이를 닦아요.

I always brush my teeth before bed.
Past

손님이 오기 전에 식탁을 깨끗이 닦았어요.

I wiped the table clean before the guests came.
Future

주말에 창문을 다 닦을 거예요.

I'll clean all the windows at the weekend.
Honorific

할아버지는 매일 아침 구두를 닦으세요.

Grandpa polishes his shoes every morning.
Connectives

이를 닦고 바로 자러 갔어요.

I brushed my teeth and went straight to bed.
Requests and commands

밥 먹고 나서 꼭 이를 닦으세요.

Be sure to brush your teeth after eating.

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

Intermediate Level 2 · 둘 다 식탁 닦아.

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.