Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI grill | |||
| NegativeI don’t grill |
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI grilled | |||
| NegativeI didn’t grill |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will grill | |||
| NegativeI won’t grill |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI grill (respectfully) | ||
| PastI grilled (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will grill (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) grilling, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) grilling, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I grill
- Because (-(으)니까) because I grill
- But (-지만) I grill, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please grill
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please grill (formal)
- Plain command grill! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t grill
How to use 굽다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
주말에는 마당에서 가족하고 고기를 구워요.
On weekends we grill meat in the yard with the family.
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Past
어제 집에서 처음으로 빵을 구웠어요.
Yesterday I baked bread at home for the first time.
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Future
오늘 저녁에는 고등어를 한 마리 구울 거예요.
Tonight I'll grill a mackerel.
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Honorific
할머니가 김을 하나하나 직접 구우셨어요.
Grandma roasted the seaweed sheets one by one herself.
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Connectives
고기를 굽고 상추에 싸서 먹어요.
Grill the meat and eat it wrapped in lettuce.
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Requests and commands
고기를 너무 오래 굽지 마세요, 타요.
Don't grill the meat too long, it burns.
Good to know
- This 굽다 turns its ㅂ into 우 before a vowel (구워요); the other 굽다, "to be bent", keeps it (굽어요).
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.