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KOREAN VERB

돌려주다

to give back

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI give back
NegativeI don’t give back

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI gave back
NegativeI didn’t give back

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will give back
NegativeI won’t give back

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI give back (respectfully)
PastI gave back (respectfully)
FutureI will give back (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 돌려주다

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

  1. Present

    빌린 책은 꼭 일주일 안에 돌려줘요.

    I always give borrowed books back within a week.

  2. Past

    수아가 어제 제 우산을 돌려줬어요.

    Su-a gave my umbrella back yesterday.

  3. Future

    월급 받으면 바로 돈을 돌려줄 거예요.

    When I get paid, I'll give the money straight back.

  4. Honorific

    김 선생님이 숙제를 고쳐서 돌려주셨어요.

    Mr. Kim corrected the homework and gave it back.

  5. Connectives

    다 읽고 돌려주면 돼요, 급하지 않아요.

    You can give it back when you've read it; no rush.

  6. Requests and commands

    내 충전기 이제 돌려줘, 필요해.

    Give my charger back now; I need it.

Good to know

  • 돌려주다 is to return something to its owner; 돌려받다 is to get it back, and 반납하다 is returning to a library or a shop.

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