KOREAN VERB

잡다

to hold, to grab, to catch

Conjugation

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

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI hold
NegativeI don’t hold

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI held
NegativeI didn’t hold

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

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

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI hold (respectfully)
PastI held (respectfully)
FutureI will hold (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

버스에서는 항상 손잡이를 꼭 잡아요.

On the bus I always hold the handrail tight.
Past

비 오는 날이라 택시를 겨우 잡았어요.

It was a rainy day, so I barely caught a taxi.
Future

다음 주에 회의 날짜를 잡을 거예요.

Next week we'll set the meeting date.
Honorific

할머니가 아이 손을 꼭 잡으셨어요.

Grandma held the child's hand tight.
Connectives

제 손을 잡고 천천히 내려오세요.

Hold my hand and come down slowly.
Requests and commands

바닥이 미끄러우니까 손잡이를 꼭 잡으세요.

The floor is slippery, so hold the rail tight.

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

Advanced Level 2 · 이쪽은 내가 잡을게.

Advanced Level 3 · 손 안 보이도록 뒤에서 잡을게요.

Fluency Level 2 · 제가 가방 들 테니까 난간 잡으세요.

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.