Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI pass | |||
| NegativeI don’t pass |
Conjugation
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Past
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI passed | |||
| NegativeI didn’t pass |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will pass | |||
| NegativeI won’t pass |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI pass (respectfully) | ||
| PastI passed (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will pass (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) passing, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) passing, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I pass
- Because (-(으)니까) because I pass
- But (-지만) I pass, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please pass
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please pass (formal)
- Plain command pass! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t pass
How to use 지나다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
주말은 시간이 너무 빨리 지나요.
On weekends, time passes so quickly.
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Past
한국에 온 지 벌써 일 년이 지났어요.
A year has already passed since I came to Korea.
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Future
이 버스는 시청 앞을 지날 거예요.
This bus will pass in front of City Hall.
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Honorific
할아버지는 이 길을 매일 지나세요.
Grandpa passes along this road every day.
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Connectives
역을 지나면 바로 우리 집이에요.
Once you pass the station, my house is right there.
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Requests and commands
이 빵집은 그냥 지나지 마세요, 정말 맛있어요.
Don't just walk past this bakery, it's really good.
Good to know
- 지나다 is for time and for going past a place (시간이 지나다, 역을 지나다); 지나가다 is passing by.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.