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KOREAN VERB

계산하다

to calculate, to count up, to pay the bill

  • #261 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI calculate
NegativeI don’t calculate

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI calculated
NegativeI didn’t calculate

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI calculate (respectfully)
PastI calculated (respectfully)
FutureI will calculate (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 계산하다

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

  1. Present

    오늘 점심은 제가 계산해요.

    I'm paying for lunch today.

  2. Past

    아까 민준 씨가 카드로 다 계산했어요.

    Min-jun paid for everything by card just now.

  3. Future

    다음에는 제가 꼭 계산할 거예요.

    Next time I'll definitely pay.

  4. Honorific

    오늘 저녁은 사장님이 다 계산하셨어요.

    The boss paid for all of dinner tonight.

  5. Connectives

    먼저 계산하고 밖에서 기다릴게요.

    I'll pay first and wait outside.

  6. Requests and commands

    손님, 저쪽 계산대에서 계산하세요.

    Sir, please pay at the counter over there.

Good to know

  • 계산할게요 at a restaurant is I'll get the bill; 계산대 is the checkout.

Where you hear 계산하다

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

Korean · Advanced Level 2

  • 월세를 먼저 계산해요. We count the rent first.
  • 어젯밤에 다 계산했어요. Last night I counted it all up.
  • 내일 다시 계산할 거야. I'll count it again tomorrow.
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Let's count

Advanced Level 2 · 같이 계산해 보자. · 설날까지. 그때 다시 계산하자.

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