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KOREAN VERB

도와드리다

to help (humble, someone respected)

  • Verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI help
NegativeI don’t help

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI helped
NegativeI didn’t help

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI help (respectfully)
PastI helped (respectfully)
FutureI will help (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 도와드리다

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

  1. Present

    저는 주말마다 할머니 장보기를 도와드려요.

    Every weekend I help Grandma with her shopping.

  2. Past

    어제 하루 종일 할아버지 이사를 도와드렸어요.

    Yesterday I helped Grandpa move all day.

  3. Future

    내일은 제가 선생님 일을 도와드릴 거예요.

    Tomorrow I'll help the teacher with her work.

  4. Honorific

    어머니는 매주 옆집 할머니를 도와드리세요.

    Mum helps the grandma next door every week.

  5. Connectives

    할머니 청소를 도와드리고 용돈을 받았어요.

    I helped Grandma with the cleaning and got some pocket money.

  6. Requests and commands

    짐이 무거우니까 할아버지 좀 도와드리세요.

    The bags are heavy, so please help Grandpa.

Good to know

  • 도와드리다 is 돕다 with 드리다: you help someone respected with it, and 도와드릴까요? is may I help you?

Where you hear 도와드리다

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

Korean · Intermediate Level 2

  • 어머님, 제가 도와드려요. Mother, I'll help you.
  • 어제 할머니를 도와드렸어요. Yesterday I helped Grandma.
  • 내일 아버님을 도와드릴 거예요. Tomorrow I'll help Father.

Korean · Intermediate Level 3

  • 어머님, 제가 도와드려요. Mother, I'll help you.
  • 어제 할머니를 도와드렸어요. Yesterday I helped Grandma.
  • 내일 아버님을 도와드릴 거예요. Tomorrow I'll help Father.

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