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KOREAN VERB

인정되다

to be recognised, to count (of years, a degree)

  • Verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am recognised
NegativeI am not recognised

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was recognised
NegativeI was not recognised

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will be recognised
NegativeI won’t be recognised

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI am recognised (respectfully)
PastI was recognised (respectfully)
FutureI will be recognised (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

How to use 인정되다

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

  1. Present

    외국에서 받은 학위도 한국에서 인정돼요.

    A degree earned abroad is recognised in Korea too.

  2. Past

    다행히 전 직장 경력이 다 인정됐어요.

    Luckily all my experience from my old job counted.

  3. Future

    봉사 활동 시간은 학점으로 인정될 거예요.

    Volunteer hours will count towards credits.

  4. Honorific

    김 선생님, 해외 경력은 여기서 인정되셨어요?

    Mr. Kim, was your overseas experience recognised here?

  5. Connectives

    자격증이 인정되니까 월급이 조금 올랐어요.

    The certificate is recognised, so my pay went up a little.

Good to know

  • 인정하다 is to admit or to recognise; 인정되다 is the office's verb for what counts: 경력이 인정돼요, your experience counts.

Where you hear 인정되다

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

Korean · Advanced Level 1

  • 미국 경력도 인정돼요. American experience counts too.
  • 삼 년이 인정됐어요. My three years counted.
  • 내년에는 사 년이 인정될 거예요. Next year, four years will count.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.