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KOREAN VERB

그리다

to draw, to paint

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI draw
NegativeI don’t draw

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI drew
NegativeI didn’t draw

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI draw (respectfully)
PastI drew (respectfully)
FutureI will draw (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 그리다

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

  1. Present

    수아는 주말마다 한강에서 그림을 그려요.

    Su-a draws pictures by the Han River every weekend.

  2. Past

    아이가 우리 가족 그림을 그렸어요.

    The child drew a picture of our family.

  3. Future

    내일 미술 시간에 꽃을 그릴 거예요.

    Tomorrow in art class we'll draw flowers.

  4. Honorific

    할아버지는 취미로 산 그림을 그리세요.

    Grandpa paints pictures of mountains as a hobby.

  5. Connectives

    지도를 그리면 길을 찾기 쉬워요.

    If you draw a map, it's easy to find the way.

  6. Requests and commands

    여기에 자기 얼굴을 한번 그리세요.

    Draw your own face here.

Good to know

  • 그리다 is to draw or paint a picture, 그림; 그립다, with ㅂ, is to miss someone.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.