Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI steal | |||
| NegativeI don’t steal |
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 stole | |||
| NegativeI didn’t steal |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will steal | |||
| NegativeI won’t steal |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI steal (respectfully) | ||
| PastI stole (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will steal (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) stealing, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) stealing, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I steal
- Because (-(으)니까) because I steal
- But (-지만) I steal, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please steal
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please steal (formal)
- Plain command steal! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t steal
How to use 훔치다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
우리 고양이는 식탁에서 생선을 훔쳐요.
Our cat steals fish from the table.
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Past
누가 지하철에서 제 지갑을 훔쳤어요.
Someone stole my wallet on the subway.
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Future
가방을 열어 두면 누가 훔칠 거예요.
If you leave your bag open, someone will steal it.
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Honorific
할아버지는 어릴 때 옆집 수박을 훔치셨어요.
Grandpa stole the next-door watermelons when he was little.
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Connectives
남의 돈을 훔치면 경찰에 잡혀요.
If you steal someone's money, the police catch you.
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Requests and commands
남의 아이디어를 절대 훔치지 마세요.
Never steal other people's ideas.
Good to know
- 훔치다 is to steal; 도둑맞다 is to have something stolen from you: 지갑을 도둑맞았어요.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.