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KOREAN VERB

가리다

to cover, to be picky

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI cover
NegativeI don’t cover

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI covered
NegativeI didn’t cover

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI cover (respectfully)
PastI covered (respectfully)
FutureI will cover (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 가리다

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

  1. Present

    우리 아들은 음식을 많이 가려요.

    My son is a very picky eater.

  2. Past

    햇빛이 너무 강해서 손으로 눈을 가렸어요.

    The sun was so strong that I covered my eyes with my hand.

  3. Future

    커튼이 창문을 다 가릴 거예요.

    The curtain will cover the whole window.

  4. Honorific

    할아버지는 음식을 전혀 안 가리세요.

    Grandpa isn't picky about food at all.

  5. Connectives

    음식을 가리면 한국에서 살기 힘들어요.

    If you're picky about food, living in Korea is hard.

  6. Requests and commands

    기침할 때 손으로 입을 가리세요.

    Cover your mouth with your hand when you cough.

Good to know

  • 음식을 가리다 is to be a picky eater; 눈을 가리다 is to cover your eyes.

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