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KOREAN VERB

감사드리다

to thank (humble, someone respected)

  • Verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI thank
NegativeI don’t thank

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI thanked
NegativeI didn’t thank

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI thank (respectfully)
PastI thanked (respectfully)
FutureI will thank (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 감사드리다

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

  1. Present

    늘 도와주시는 부장님께 진심으로 감사드려요.

    I sincerely thank the manager, who always helps me.

  2. Past

    퇴원하면서 의사 선생님께 감사드렸어요.

    Leaving the hospital, I thanked the doctor.

  3. Future

    졸업식 날 교수님께 직접 감사드릴 거예요.

    On graduation day I'll thank the professor in person.

  4. Honorific

    아버지는 은사님께 해마다 감사드리세요.

    Father thanks his old teacher every year.

  5. Connectives

    먼저 감사드리고 나서 질문을 하나 드릴게요.

    Let me thank you first, and then ask one question.

  6. Requests and commands

    이번 일은 사장님께 꼭 감사드리세요.

    Be sure to thank the boss for this.

Good to know

  • 감사드리다 is 감사하다 said upward, to a teacher, a boss or an elder, who takes 께: 선생님께 감사드려요; 감사합니다 is the everyday thank you.

Where you hear 감사드리다

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

Korean · Fluency Level 3

  • 어머님께 항상 감사드려요. I always thank Mrs. Park.
  • 어제 교감 선생님께 감사드렸어요. Yesterday I thanked the vice-principal.
  • 내일 할머니께 직접 감사드릴 거예요. Tomorrow I'll thank Grandma myself.

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