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KOREAN VERB

가입하다

to join, to sign up

  • #280 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI join
NegativeI don’t join

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI joined
NegativeI didn’t join

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI join (respectfully)
PastI joined (respectfully)
FutureI will join (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 가입하다

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

  1. Present

    요즘은 다들 앱으로 보험에 가입해요.

    These days everyone signs up for insurance through an app.

  2. Past

    지난달에 대학교 등산 동아리에 가입했어요.

    Last month I joined the university hiking club.

  3. Future

    이 사이트에 회원 가입할 거예요, 할인이 많아서요.

    I'm going to sign up on this site; there are lots of discounts.

  4. Honorific

    아버지가 드디어 메신저 앱에 가입하셨어요.

    Dad finally signed up for the messenger app.

  5. Connectives

    지금 가입하면 쿠폰을 바로 받아요.

    If you sign up now, you get a coupon right away.

  6. Requests and commands

    우리 독서 모임에 가입하세요, 재미있어요.

    Join our book club; it's fun.

Good to know

  • 가입하다 takes 에: 동아리에 가입하다, 사이트에 가입하다; 회원 가입 is creating an account, and 탈퇴하다 is leaving.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.