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KOREAN VERB

정리하다

to tidy up

  • #204 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI tidy up
NegativeI don’t tidy up

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI tidied up
NegativeI didn’t tidy up

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will tidy up
NegativeI won’t tidy up

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI tidy up (respectfully)
PastI tidied up (respectfully)
FutureI will tidy up (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 정리하다

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

  1. Present

    저는 매일 저녁 책상을 정리해요.

    I tidy my desk every evening.

  2. Past

    지난 주말에 옷장을 전부 정리했어요.

    Last weekend I tidied up the whole closet.

  3. Future

    이사하기 전에 짐을 정리할 거예요.

    Before moving, I'll sort out my things.

  4. Honorific

    할머니가 오래된 사진들을 상자에 정리하셨어요.

    Grandma sorted the old photos into a box.

  5. Connectives

    방을 정리하면 마음도 같이 편해져요.

    When you tidy your room, your mind settles too.

  6. Requests and commands

    자기 전에 장난감을 다 정리하세요.

    Tidy up all your toys before bed.

Good to know

  • 정리하다 also sorts out papers, ideas and even relationships: 생각을 정리하다 is to get your thoughts in order.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.