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KOREAN VERB

구독하다

to subscribe

  • #316 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI subscribe
NegativeI don’t subscribe

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI subscribed
NegativeI didn’t subscribe

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI subscribe (respectfully)
PastI subscribed (respectfully)
FutureI will subscribe (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 구독하다

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

  1. Present

    저는 요리 채널 두 개를 구독해요.

    I subscribe to two cooking channels.

  2. Past

    작년부터 음악 앱을 구독했어요.

    I've subscribed to a music app since last year.

  3. Future

    그 채널 재미있으면 구독할 거예요.

    If that channel is fun, I'll subscribe.

  4. Honorific

    할아버지는 아직도 종이 신문을 구독하세요.

    Grandpa still subscribes to a paper newspaper.

  5. Connectives

    구독하면 매달 돈이 나가니까 잘 생각하세요.

    If you subscribe, money goes out every month, so think it over.

  6. Requests and commands

    영상이 마음에 들면 구독하세요.

    If you like the video, subscribe.

Good to know

  • 구독 is also the subscribe button; a newspaper, a channel and a service are all 구독해요.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.