KOREAN VERB

잃다

to lose (one's way, a thing)

Conjugation

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

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI lose
NegativeI don’t lose

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI lost
NegativeI didn’t lose

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

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

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI lose (respectfully)
PastI lost (respectfully)
FutureI will lose (respectfully)

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

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

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

Present

저는 새 도시에서 길을 자주 잃어요.

I often lose my way in a new city.
Past

어제 지하철에서 지갑을 잃었어요, 카드도 같이요.

Yesterday I lost my wallet on the subway, cards and all.
Future

지도 없이 가면 길을 잃을 거예요.

If you go without a map, you'll get lost.
Honorific

할머니가 시장에서 길을 잃으셨어요.

Grandma lost her way at the market.
Connectives

길을 잃으면 저한테 바로 전화하세요.

If you get lost, call me right away.
Requests and commands

아무리 힘들어도 희망을 잃지 마세요.

However hard it gets, don't lose hope.

잃다 is to lose a thing, your way or hope; 잃어버리다 is the everyday "I've lost it", and 지다 is to lose a game.

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

Advanced Level 1 · 길 잃을 뻔했어. 여기 빌라는 다 똑같아.

Fluency Level 2 · 마침내 쇠도끼마저 잃었다.

Fluency Level 2 · 신부가 십 년 떡을 보냈어. 소는 안 잃었지.

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.