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KOREAN VERB

접다

to fold

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI fold
NegativeI don’t fold

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI folded
NegativeI didn’t fold

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI fold (respectfully)
PastI folded (respectfully)
FutureI will fold (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 접다

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

  1. Present

    아이들이 교실에서 색종이로 종이학을 접어요.

    The kids are folding paper cranes from colored paper in class.

  2. Past

    비가 그쳐서 저는 우산을 접었어요.

    The rain stopped, so I closed my umbrella.

  3. Future

    이 편지는 반으로 접을 거예요.

    I'll fold this letter in half.

  4. Honorific

    할머니는 수건을 항상 세 번 접으세요.

    Grandma always folds the towels three times.

  5. Connectives

    옷을 접으면 가방에 더 많이 들어가요.

    If you fold your clothes, more fits in the bag.

  6. Requests and commands

    먼저 종이를 반으로 두 번 접으세요.

    First, fold the paper in half twice.

Good to know

  • 종이를 접다 is to fold paper; 마음을 접다 is to give up on something you wanted.

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