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KOREAN VERB

확인하다

to check, to confirm

  • #170 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI check
NegativeI don’t check

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI checked
NegativeI didn’t check

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI check (respectfully)
PastI checked (respectfully)
FutureI will check (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 확인하다

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

  1. Present

    저는 자기 전에 문을 꼭 확인해요.

    I always check the door before bed.

  2. Past

    식당 예약을 전화로 다시 확인했어요.

    I confirmed the restaurant reservation again by phone.

  3. Future

    집에 가서 이메일을 확인할 거예요.

    I'll go home and check my email.

  4. Honorific

    박 선생님이 아침마다 출석을 확인하세요.

    Mrs. Park checks attendance every morning.

  5. Connectives

    버스 시간을 확인하고 집에서 나가세요.

    Check the bus time and then leave the house.

  6. Requests and commands

    비행기 표를 다시 한번 확인하세요.

    Check your plane ticket once more.

Good to know

  • 확인 is the word on the OK button (확인), and 확인했습니다 is "Confirmed".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.