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KOREAN VERB

감사하다

to thank, to be grateful

  • #152 most used
  • Descriptive 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…

How to use 감사하다

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

  1. Present

    도와주셔서 정말 감사합니다.

    Thank you very much for helping me.

  2. Past

    친절한 사람들에게 정말 감사했어요.

    I was really grateful to the kind people.

  3. Future

    민준 씨는 그 선물에 아주 감사할 거예요.

    Min-jun will be very grateful for that gift.

  4. Honorific

    할아버지는 의사 선생님께 늘 감사하세요.

    Grandpa is always grateful to the doctor.

  5. Connectives

    감사하지만 오늘은 못 가요.

    Thank you, but I can't go today.

Good to know

  • 감사합니다 is the everyday "thank you"; 고맙습니다 means the same and is a little softer.

Where you hear 감사하다

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

Korean · Beginner Level 1

  • 도와주셔서 감사합니다. Thank you for helping me.
  • 어제 일라이 씨가 정말 감사했어요. Yesterday Eli was really grateful.
  • 내일 선생님께 감사할 거예요. Tomorrow I'll thank the teacher.

Korean · Beginner Level 2

  • 도와주셔서 감사합니다. Thank you for helping me.
  • 어제 일라이 씨가 정말 감사했어요. Yesterday Eli was really grateful.
  • 내일 선생님께 감사할 거예요. Tomorrow I'll thank the teacher.
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Hello, Seoul

Beginner Level 1 · 감사합니다!

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Grandma's kimchi

Beginner Level 2 · 네! 감사합니다, 아버님.

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A cold morning

Beginner Level 2 · 감사합니다, 아버님. 따뜻해요!

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A cold

Beginner Level 2 · 감사합니다. 죄송해요. · 아, 뜨거워요! 감사합니다, 어머님.

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The pharmacy

Beginner Level 2 · 네, 감사합니다!

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Train tickets

Beginner Level 2 · 카드로요. 감사합니다.

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The blossoms

Beginner Level 3 · 정말 감사합니다!

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Booking the room

Intermediate Level 3 · 톰 브룩스요. 감사합니다.

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Namsan

Intermediate Level 3 · 네, 부탁해요. 감사합니다!

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Go carefully

Intermediate Level 3 · 두 분 다 정말 감사합니다.

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The move-in report

Advanced Level 1 · 그럼 끝났네요. 감사합니다.

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Ready

Fluency Level 3 · 감사합니다. 수고하셨습니다.

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.