Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI miss | |||
| NegativeI don’t miss |
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 missed | |||
| NegativeI didn’t miss |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will miss | |||
| NegativeI won’t miss |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI miss (respectfully) | ||
| PastI missed (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will miss (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) missing, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) missing, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I miss
- Because (-(으)니까) because I miss
- But (-지만) I miss, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please miss
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please miss (formal)
- Plain command miss! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t miss
How to use 그리워하다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
수아는 고향 친구들을 많이 그리워해요.
Su-a misses her hometown friends a lot.
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Past
유학 시절에 엄마 음식을 그리워했어요.
When I studied abroad, I missed my mom's cooking.
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Future
이사 가면 이 동네를 그리워할 거예요.
When I move, I'll miss this neighborhood.
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Honorific
할머니는 돌아가신 할아버지를 늘 그리워하세요.
Grandma always misses my late grandfather.
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Connectives
가족을 그리워해서 매일 저녁 전화해요.
He misses his family, so he calls every evening.
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Requests and commands
너무 그리워하지 마세요, 곧 만날 거예요.
Don't miss them too much, you'll see them soon.
Good to know
- 그리워하다 is what someone else does; for yourself say 보고 싶다 or 그립다.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.