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KOREAN VERB

입다

to put on, to wear (a coat, trousers, a dress)

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Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

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

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

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

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 입다

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

  1. Present

    서울 겨울에는 두꺼운 코트를 입어요.

    In the Seoul winter I wear a thick coat.

  2. Past

    설날에 가족 모두 한복을 입었어요.

    At New Year the whole family wore hanbok.

  3. Future

    결혼식에 검은 정장을 입을 거예요.

    I'll wear a black suit to the wedding.

  4. Honorific

    할머니께서는 오늘 예쁜 한복을 입으셨어요.

    Grandma is wearing a pretty hanbok today.

  5. Connectives

    코트를 입고 나갔지만 너무 추웠어요.

    I put on my coat and went out, but it was too cold.

  6. Requests and commands

    오늘은 밖에 추우니까 따뜻하게 입으세요.

    It's cold outside today, so dress warmly.

Good to know

  • 입다 is for clothes on the body; shoes and socks are 신다, hats and glasses 쓰다, and 입고 있어요 is "I'm wearing".

Where you hear 입다

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

Korean · Beginner Level 2

  • 겨울에는 패딩을 입어요. In winter I wear a padded coat.
  • 어제 새 코트를 입었어요. I wore the new coat yesterday.
  • 내일은 따뜻한 옷을 입을 거예요. Tomorrow I'll wear warm clothes.

Korean · Intermediate Level 2

  • 겨울에는 패딩을 입어요. In winter I wear a padded coat.
  • 어제 새 코트를 입었어요. I wore the new coat yesterday.
  • 내일은 따뜻한 옷을 입을 거예요. Tomorrow I'll wear warm clothes.

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