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KOREAN VERB

지다

to lose, to set (sun), to fall (petals)

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI lose
NegativeI don’t lose

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI lost
NegativeI didn’t lose

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI lose (respectfully)
PastI lost (respectfully)
FutureI will lose (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 지다

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

  1. Present

    우리 팀은 요즘 경기마다 져요.

    Our team loses every match these days.

  2. Past

    어제 민준 씨하고 탁구를 쳤는데 제가 졌어요.

    I played ping-pong with Min-jun yesterday and I lost.

  3. Future

    연습을 안 하면 다음 경기에서 질 거예요.

    If you don't practice, you'll lose the next game.

  4. Honorific

    할아버지가 어제 바둑에서 처음으로 지셨어요.

    Grandpa lost at baduk yesterday for the first time.

  5. Connectives

    해가 지면 한강 공원이 정말 예뻐요.

    When the sun sets, Han River Park is really pretty.

  6. Requests and commands

    이번 경기에서는 절대 지지 마세요!

    Don't lose this match, whatever you do!

Good to know

  • Who you lost to takes 한테 and the game takes 에서: 친구한테 게임에서 졌어요.

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