Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI recover | |||
| NegativeI don’t recover |
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 recovered | |||
| NegativeI didn’t recover |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will recover | |||
| NegativeI won’t recover |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI recover (respectfully) | ||
| PastI recovered (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will recover (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) recovering, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) recovering, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I recover
- Because (-(으)니까) because I recover
- But (-지만) I recover, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please recover
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please recover (formal)
- Plain command recover! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t recover
How to use 회복하다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
젊은 사람들은 감기에서 빨리 회복해요.
Young people recover from colds quickly.
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Past
수술 후에 한 달 만에 회복했어요.
I recovered a month after the surgery.
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Future
푹 쉬면 곧 회복할 거예요.
If you rest well, you'll recover soon.
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Honorific
할아버지가 이제 건강을 많이 회복하셨어요.
Grandpa has now recovered a lot of his health.
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Connectives
완전히 회복하고 다시 일할 거예요.
I'll fully recover and then work again.
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Requests and commands
빨리 회복하세요, 모두 보고 싶어해요.
Get well soon, everyone misses you.
Good to know
- 회복하다 is used for health, strength and a business: 건강을 회복하다; 빨리 회복하세요 is "get well soon".
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.