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KOREAN VERB

가깝다

to be close, near

  • #112 most used
  • Descriptive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am close
NegativeI am not close

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was close
NegativeI was not close

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will be close
NegativeI won’t be close

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI am close (respectfully)
PastI was close (respectfully)
FutureI will be close (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

How to use 가깝다

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

  1. Present

    우리 집은 학교에서 아주 가까워요.

    My house is very close to school.

  2. Past

    호텔이 바다에서 가까웠어요.

    The hotel was close to the sea.

  3. Future

    새 사무실은 지하철역에서 가까울 거예요.

    The new office will be close to the subway station.

  4. Honorific

    할머니는 그 의사와 가까우세요.

    Grandma is close with that doctor.

  5. Connectives

    시장이 가까우니까 걸어서 가요.

    The market is close, so let's walk.

Good to know

  • "Close to" is 에서 가깝다: 역에서 가까워요.

Where you hear 가깝다

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

Korean · Beginner Level 1

  • 학교는 역에서 가까워요. The school is close to the station.
  • 공항은 안 가까웠어요. The airport wasn't close.
  • 새 집은 시장에서 가까울 거예요. The new flat will be close to the market.

Korean · Beginner Level 3

  • 학교는 역에서 가까워요. The school is close to the station.
  • 공항은 안 가까웠어요. The airport wasn't close.
  • 새 집은 시장에서 가까울 거예요. The new flat will be close to the market.
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Lost at Hongdae station

Beginner Level 1 · 역이 가까워요? · 아니요, 가까워요. 삼 분이요.

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Telling the Kims

Beginner Level 3 · 한강 옆에요. 여기에서 가까워요.

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The estate agent

Beginner Level 3 · 지하철역이 가까워요?

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Where to live

Advanced Level 1 · 강에 가까울수록 비싸. · 수아 회사에 가까울수록 좋아요.

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The first viewing

Advanced Level 1 · 가깝기는 한데 창밖이 벽이에요.

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The guesthouse van

Advanced Level 3 · 일층이 바다가 가까운 데다가 조용해요.

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Sunrise at Jeongdongjin

Advanced Level 3 · 이 역이 바다에서 제일 가까워.

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