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KOREAN VERB

던지다

to throw

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI throw
NegativeI don’t throw

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI threw
NegativeI didn’t throw

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI throw (respectfully)
PastI threw (respectfully)
FutureI will throw (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 던지다

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

  1. Present

    민준이는 공을 정말 멀리 던져요.

    Min-jun throws a ball really far.

  2. Past

    아이들이 다리 위에서 강에 돌을 던졌어요.

    The kids threw stones into the river from the bridge.

  3. Future

    이번에는 제가 먼저 공을 던질 거예요.

    This time I'll throw the ball first.

  4. Honorific

    할아버지가 마당에서 강아지한테 공을 던지셨어요.

    Grandpa threw the ball to the puppy in the yard.

  5. Connectives

    공을 던지면 강아지가 바로 물어 와요.

    If you throw the ball, the puppy fetches it right away.

  6. Requests and commands

    쓰레기를 아무 데나 던지지 마세요.

    Don't throw rubbish just anywhere.

Good to know

  • 던지다 is throwing a ball or a stone, while 버리다 is throwing away; 질문을 던지다 is to throw out a question.

Where you hear 던지다

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

Korean · Advanced Level 1

  • 대추를 던져요. I throw the dates.
  • 어머니가 밤을 아홉 개 던지셨어요. Mother threw nine chestnuts.
  • 내일 공을 던질 거예요. Tomorrow I'll throw the ball.

Korean · Fluency Level 2

  • 대추를 던져요. I throw the dates.
  • 어머니가 밤을 아홉 개 던지셨어요. Mother threw nine chestnuts.
  • 내일 공을 던질 거예요. Tomorrow I'll throw the ball.

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