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KOREAN VERB

고맙다

to be thankful

  • #151 most used
  • Descriptive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am thankful
NegativeI am not thankful

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was thankful
NegativeI was not thankful

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will be thankful
NegativeI won’t be thankful

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI am thankful (respectfully)
PastI was thankful (respectfully)
FutureI will be thankful (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

How to use 고맙다

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

  1. Present

    도와줘서 정말 고마워요.

    Thanks a lot for helping me.

  2. Past

    그때 지영 씨가 정말 고마웠어요.

    I was really grateful to Ji-yeong back then.

  3. Future

    민준 씨도 분명히 고마울 거예요.

    Min-jun will surely be thankful, too.

  4. Honorific

    할머니는 그 의사에게 아직도 고마우세요.

    Grandma is still grateful to that doctor.

  5. Connectives

    고맙지만 저는 괜찮아요.

    Thanks, but I'm fine.

Good to know

  • 고마워요 is thanks between friends; 고맙습니다 and 감사합니다 are for everyone else.

Where you hear 고맙다

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

Korean · Beginner Level 1

  • 정말 고마워요. Thank you very much.
  • 어제는 정말 고마웠어요. Thank you so much for yesterday.
  • 도와주면 고마울 거예요. I'd be grateful if you helped.

Korean · Intermediate Level 3

  • 정말 고마워요. Thank you very much.
  • 어제는 정말 고마웠어요. Thank you so much for yesterday.
  • 도와주면 고마울 거예요. I'd be grateful if you helped.
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Min-jun at the door

Beginner Level 1 · 와, 고마워요! · 정말 고마워요. 또 봐요!

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Lost at Hongdae station

Beginner Level 1 · 정말 고맙습니다!

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Rice cakes by the river

Beginner Level 1 · 응, 고마워, 민준아!

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Go carefully

Intermediate Level 3 · 엄마가 고맙대요.

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Two fathers, one phone

Intermediate Level 3 · 고맙대요. 절을 연습하신대요.

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The farewell

Advanced Level 1 · 지영 씨, 다 고마워요.

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Goodbye at Incheon

Advanced Level 3 · 두 분 다 고맙대요.

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Translating for Grandma

Fluency Level 3 · 고맙다는 뜻이에요.

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.