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KOREAN VERB

덮다

to cover

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI cover
NegativeI don’t cover

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI covered
NegativeI didn’t cover

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI cover (respectfully)
PastI covered (respectfully)
FutureI will cover (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 덮다

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

  1. Present

    밥을 할 때는 꼭 뚜껑을 덮어요.

    When you cook rice you must put the lid on.

  2. Past

    추워서 이불을 두 개 덮었어요.

    It was cold, so I covered myself with two blankets.

  3. Future

    비 온다니까 오토바이를 덮을 거예요.

    They say it'll rain, so I'll cover the motorbike.

  4. Honorific

    할머니는 주무실 때 이불을 머리까지 덮으세요.

    Grandma covers herself up to her head when she sleeps.

  5. Connectives

    찌개를 덮고 오 분만 더 끓이세요.

    Put the lid on the stew and boil it five more minutes.

  6. Requests and commands

    바람 부니까 아기 이불 잘 덮으세요.

    It's windy, so tuck the baby's blanket in well.

Good to know

  • With a lid, a blanket or a hand: 뚜껑을 덮다, 이불을 덮다; 덮밥 is rice with a topping over it.

Where you hear 덮다

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

Korean · Fluency Level 1

  • 이 모자는 귀까지 덮어. This hat covers the ears too.
  • 하은이한테 이불을 덮었어. I covered Ha-eun with the blanket.
  • 눈이 길을 덮을 거예요. Snow will cover the road.

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