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KOREAN VERB

기억하다

to remember

  • #65 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI remember
NegativeI don’t remember

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI remembered
NegativeI didn’t remember

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI remember (respectfully)
PastI remembered (respectfully)
FutureI will remember (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 기억하다

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

  1. Present

    저는 사람 얼굴을 잘 기억해요.

    I remember people's faces well.

  2. Past

    수아는 제 생일을 정확히 기억했어요.

    Su-a remembered my birthday exactly.

  3. Future

    오늘 이 일은 평생 기억할 거예요.

    I'll remember today for the rest of my life.

  4. Honorific

    할머니, 제 이름 아직 기억하세요?

    Grandma, do you still remember my name?

  5. Connectives

    전화번호는 기억하지만 집 주소는 잊어버렸어요.

    I remember the phone number, but I've forgotten the address.

  6. Requests and commands

    비밀번호는 적지 말고 꼭 기억하세요.

    Don't write the password down, just remember it.

Good to know

  • 기억나다 is for a memory that comes to you: 이름이 기억 안 나요, I can't recall the name.

Where you hear 기억하다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Advanced Level 2

  • 학생들이 선생님을 기억해요. The students remember you.
  • 이름을 기억했어요. I remembered the name.
  • 이 날을 오래 기억할 거예요. I'll remember this day for a long time.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.