Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI search | |||
| NegativeI don’t search |
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI searched | |||
| NegativeI didn’t search |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will search | |||
| NegativeI won’t search |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI search (respectfully) | ||
| PastI searched (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will search (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) searching, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) searching, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I search
- Because (-(으)니까) because I search
- But (-지만) I search, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please search
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please search (formal)
- Plain command search! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t search
How to use 검색하다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
모르는 단어는 바로 핸드폰으로 검색해요.
I look up words I don't know right away on my phone.
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Past
어제 인터넷에서 좋은 식당을 검색했어요.
Yesterday I searched online for a good restaurant.
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Future
집에 가서 그 영화를 검색할 거예요.
I'll search for that film when I get home.
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Honorific
아버지는 이제 혼자서 뉴스를 검색하세요.
My father now searches the news by himself.
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Connectives
검색하면 바로 나오니까 한번 해 보세요.
It comes up right away if you search, so give it a try.
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Requests and commands
가게 이름을 검색하세요, 지도가 나와요.
Search the shop's name, a map will come up.
Good to know
- What you look up takes 을/를: 길을 검색해요; 검색 is the word on the search box.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.