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KOREAN VERB

들어가다

to go in, to enter

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI go in
NegativeI don’t go in

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI went in
NegativeI didn’t go in

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will go in
NegativeI won’t go in

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI go in (respectfully)
PastI went in (respectfully)
FutureI will go in (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 들어가다

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

  1. Present

    저는 보통 열 시에 집에 들어가요.

    I usually get home at ten.

  2. Past

    비가 와서 빨리 카페에 들어갔어요.

    It was raining, so we quickly went into a cafe.

  3. Future

    민준 씨는 내년에 대학교에 들어갈 거예요.

    Min-jun will enter university next year.

  4. Honorific

    할아버지는 벌써 방에 들어가셨어요.

    Grandpa has already gone into his room.

  5. Connectives

    들어가서 먼저 손을 씻으세요.

    Go in and wash your hands first.

  6. Requests and commands

    추우니까 빨리 들어가세요.

    It's cold, so go inside quickly.

Good to know

  • 들어가다 is to go in, away from the speaker; 들어오다 is to come in. 집에 들어가다 also means to go home.

Where you hear 들어가다

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

Korean · Beginner Level 3

  • 바다에 들어가요. We go into the sea.
  • 아홉 시에 교실에 들어갔어요. I went into the classroom at nine.
  • 내일 그 가게에 들어갈 거예요. I'll go into that shop tomorrow.

Korean · Intermediate Level 1

  • 바다에 들어가요. We go into the sea.
  • 아홉 시에 교실에 들어갔어요. I went into the classroom at nine.
  • 내일 그 가게에 들어갈 거예요. I'll go into that shop tomorrow.
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The beach

Beginner Level 3 · 바다예요! 들어가요!

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The diver

Intermediate Level 1 · 오십 년 동안 바다에 들어갔어.

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The first pay slip

Advanced Level 1 · 이십오 일에 들어갑니다.

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Through the door

Advanced Level 2 · 안 들어가. 문이 더 좁아.

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Arrivals at Incheon

Advanced Level 3 · 아버지가 가방 네 개 들어가냬요.

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Feet in the East Sea

Advanced Level 3 · 아빠는 신발 신고 들어갈 뻔했어요. · 팔월에는 따뜻해. 들어가 봐.

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Producer Yoon's call

Fluency Level 1 · 그럼 그렇게 알고 있겠습니다. 들어가세요.

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A star

Fluency Level 1 · 쌤 어깨에 힘 들어갔네.

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The bathhouse

Fluency Level 1 · 일라이, 들어가. 아, 시원하다. · 그다음은 냉탕 들어가. 그리고 바나나우유.

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