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KOREAN VERB

화장하다

to put on makeup

  • #217 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI put on makeup
NegativeI don’t put on makeup

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI put on makeup
NegativeI didn’t put on makeup

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will put on makeup
NegativeI won’t put on makeup

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI put on makeup (respectfully)
PastI put on makeup (respectfully)
FutureI will put on makeup (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 화장하다

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

  1. Present

    지영 씨는 출근 전에 가볍게 화장해요.

    Ji-yeong puts on light makeup before work.

  2. Past

    오늘은 친구 결혼식이 있어서 화장했어요.

    There's a friend's wedding today, so I put on makeup.

  3. Future

    파티에 가니까 수아는 예쁘게 화장할 거예요.

    Su-a's going to a party, so she'll put on pretty makeup.

  4. Honorific

    어머니는 외출하실 때만 가볍게 화장하세요.

    My mother only puts on light makeup when she goes out.

  5. Connectives

    수아는 화장하면 얼굴이 달라 보여요.

    When Su-a puts on makeup, her face looks different.

  6. Requests and commands

    오늘은 화장하지 마세요, 자연스러운 게 좋아요.

    Don't put on makeup today; natural is better.

Good to know

  • 화장품 is cosmetics and 화장실 is the toilet; 화장을 지우다 is to take makeup off.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.