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KOREAN VERB

골다

to snore (with the word for nose in front)

  • Verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI snore
NegativeI don’t snore

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI snored
NegativeI didn’t snore

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI snore (respectfully)
PastI snored (respectfully)
FutureI will snore (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 골다

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

  1. Present

    남편이 밤마다 코를 심하게 골아요.

    My husband snores badly every night.

  2. Past

    어젯밤 기차에서 옆 사람이 코를 골았어요.

    On the train last night the person next to me snored.

  3. Future

    피곤하니까 오늘 밤엔 코를 골 거예요.

    I'm tired, so I'll snore tonight.

  4. Honorific

    할아버지는 낮잠 주무실 때도 코를 고세요.

    Grandpa snores even during his afternoon nap.

  5. Connectives

    룸메이트가 코를 골아서 잠을 못 잤어요.

    My roommate snored, so I couldn't sleep.

  6. Requests and commands

    제발 오늘은 코 좀 골지 마.

    Please, don't snore tonight.

Good to know

  • Always 코를 골다, "to snore the nose"; 골다 alone means nothing. Before ㅂ, ㅅ and ㄴ the ㄹ drops: 곱니다, 고세요, 고니까.

Where you hear 골다

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

Korean · Fluency Level 1

  • 호진이는 코 골아. Ho-jin snores.
  • 어젯밤에 누가 코 골았어? Who snored last night?
  • 나 오늘은 코 안 골 거야. Tonight I won't snore.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.