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KOREAN VERB

데려오다

to bring (a person) along

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI bring along
NegativeI don’t bring along

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI brought along
NegativeI didn’t bring along

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will bring along
NegativeI won’t bring along

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI bring along (respectfully)
PastI brought along (respectfully)
FutureI will bring along (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 데려오다

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

  1. Present

    지영 씨는 모임에 늘 동생을 데려와요.

    Ji-yeong always brings her little sister to our get-togethers.

  2. Past

    민준 씨가 파티에 친구를 데려왔어요.

    Min-jun brought a friend to the party.

  3. Future

    다음 주에 여자 친구를 데려올 거예요.

    Next week I'm going to bring my girlfriend along.

  4. Honorific

    어머니가 친구분을 집에 데려오셨어요.

    My mother brought a friend of hers home.

  5. Connectives

    강아지를 데려오면 같이 산책해요.

    If you bring the puppy, let's go for a walk together.

  6. Requests and commands

    다음 일요일에 남자 친구 꼭 데려와.

    Be sure to bring your boyfriend next Sunday.

Good to know

  • 데려오다 brings a person or a pet along; a thing is 가져오다. Towards somewhere else it is 데려가다.

Where you hear 데려오다

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

Korean · Beginner Level 3

  • 일요일에 친구를 데려와요. Bring a friend on Sunday.
  • 어제 수아 씨를 집에 데려왔어요. I brought Su-a home yesterday.
  • 다음 주에 수아 씨를 데려올 거예요. I'll bring Su-a next week.

Korean · Advanced Level 3

  • 일요일에 친구를 데려와요. Bring a friend on Sunday.
  • 어제 수아 씨를 집에 데려왔어요. I brought Su-a home yesterday.
  • 다음 주에 수아 씨를 데려올 거예요. I'll bring Su-a next week.

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