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KOREAN VERB

다르다

to be different, to differ

  • #130 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 different
NegativeI am not different

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was different
NegativeI was not different

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

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

Connectives

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

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

How to use 다르다

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

  1. Present

    서울 말은 부산 말과 조금 달라요.

    Seoul speech is a bit different from Busan speech.

  2. Past

    어제 본 가격과 오늘 가격이 달랐어요.

    Yesterday's price and today's price were different.

  3. Future

    이 문제는 사람마다 생각이 다를 거예요.

    On this question everyone will think differently.

  4. Honorific

    할머니는 저와 입맛이 많이 다르세요.

    Grandma's taste in food is very different from mine.

  5. Connectives

    나이는 다르지만 우리는 친한 친구예요.

    Our ages differ, but we're close friends.

Good to know

  • 다르다 is different and 틀리다 is wrong, though many Koreans say 틀리다 for both.

Where you hear 다르다

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

Korean · Advanced Level 2

  • 카드하고 이름이 달라요. The name is different from the card.
  • 작년하고 많이 달랐어요. It was very different from last year.
  • 내일은 날씨가 다를 거예요. The weather will be different tomorrow.
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Advanced Level 2 · 카드하고 한 글자가 다릅니다.

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