Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI stand up | |||
| NegativeI don’t stand up |
Conjugation
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Past
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI stood up | |||
| NegativeI didn’t stand up |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will stand up | |||
| NegativeI won’t stand up |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI stand up (respectfully) | ||
| PastI stood up (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will stand up (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) standing up, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) standing up, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I stand up
- Because (-(으)니까) because I stand up
- But (-지만) I stand up, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please stand up
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please stand up (formal)
- Plain command stand up! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t stand up
How to use 일어서다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
버스에서 어르신이 타면 저는 바로 일어서요.
When an elderly person gets on the bus, I stand up right away.
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Past
선생님이 들어오셔서 학생들이 모두 일어섰어요.
The teacher came in, so all the students stood up.
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Future
이름을 부르면 저는 자리에서 일어설 거예요.
When they call my name, I'll stand up from my seat.
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Honorific
할아버지는 지팡이 없이도 혼자 일어서세요.
Grandpa stands up by himself even without a cane.
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Connectives
갑자기 일어서니까 머리가 좀 어지러워요.
Standing up suddenly makes me a little dizzy.
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Requests and commands
애국가가 나오면 모두 자리에서 일어서세요.
When the national anthem plays, everyone stand up.
Good to know
- 일어서다 is to get to your feet; 일어나다 is to get up, from bed or a chair, and also to happen.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.