Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI lose | |||
| NegativeI don’t lose |
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 lost | |||
| NegativeI didn’t lose |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will lose | |||
| NegativeI won’t lose |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI lose (respectfully) | ||
| PastI lost (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will lose (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) losing, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) losing, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I lose
- Because (-(으)니까) because I lose
- But (-지만) I lose, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please lose
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please lose (formal)
- Plain command lose! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t lose
How to use 잃어버리다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
저는 비 오는 날 우산을 자주 잃어버려요.
I often lose umbrellas on rainy days.
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Past
오늘 아침 지하철에서 지갑을 잃어버렸어요.
This morning I lost my wallet on the subway.
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Future
그렇게 두면 열쇠를 또 잃어버릴 거예요.
If you leave it like that, you'll lose the key again.
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Honorific
할머니가 시장에서 장갑 한 짝을 잃어버리셨어요.
Grandma lost one of her gloves at the market.
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Connectives
여권을 잃어버리면 바로 대사관에 가세요.
If you lose your passport, go straight to the embassy.
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Requests and commands
이 표는 절대 잃어버리지 마세요.
Never lose this ticket.
Good to know
- 잃어버리다 is to lose a thing (지갑을 잃어버렸어요); to lose a game is 지다.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.