Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI cough | |||
| NegativeI don’t cough |
Conjugation
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Past
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI coughed | |||
| NegativeI didn’t cough |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will cough | |||
| NegativeI won’t cough |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI cough (respectfully) | ||
| PastI coughed (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will cough (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) coughing, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) coughing, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I cough
- Because (-(으)니까) because I cough
- But (-지만) I cough, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please cough
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please cough (formal)
- Plain command cough! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t cough
How to use 기침하다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
감기 때문에 밤마다 계속 기침해요.
Because of my cold, I keep coughing every night.
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Past
민준 씨가 회의 내내 기침했어요.
Min-jun coughed all through the meeting.
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Future
먼지가 많으면 더 기침할 거예요.
If there's a lot of dust, you'll cough more.
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Honorific
할아버지가 요즘 밤에 자주 기침하세요.
Grandpa coughs a lot at night these days.
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Connectives
기침하고 열도 나서 병원에 갔어요.
I was coughing and had a fever too, so I went to the hospital.
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Requests and commands
입을 손으로 꼭 가리고 기침하세요.
Be sure to cover your mouth with your hand when you cough.
Good to know
- 기침이 나다 is "to have a cough"; 기침을 하다 is also said, with a 을.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.