Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI run away | |||
| NegativeI don’t run away |
Conjugation
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Past
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI ran away | |||
| NegativeI didn’t run away |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will run away | |||
| NegativeI won’t run away |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI run away (respectfully) | ||
| PastI ran away (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will run away (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) running away, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) running away, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I run away
- Because (-(으)니까) because I run away
- But (-지만) I run away, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please run away
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please run away (formal)
- Plain command run away! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t run away
How to use 도망가다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
우리 고양이는 손님이 오면 침대 밑으로 도망가요.
Our cat runs away under the bed when guests come.
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Past
도둑이 경찰을 보고 골목으로 도망갔어요.
The thief saw the police and ran off down the alley.
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Future
그 개는 문을 열면 바로 도망갈 거예요.
That dog will run off as soon as you open the door.
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Honorific
할머니는 벌을 보고 깜짝 놀라서 도망가셨어요.
Grandma saw a bee and ran away in fright.
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Connectives
힘들다고 도망가면 아무것도 안 바뀌어요.
If you run away because it's hard, nothing changes.
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Requests and commands
조금 무섭다고 바로 도망가지 마세요.
Don't run away right away just because it's a little scary.
Good to know
- 도망치다 says the same thing; a thief, a cat or a scared kid 도망가요.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.