KOREAN VERB

존경하다

to respect, to look up to

Conjugation

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

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI respect
NegativeI don’t respect

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI respected
NegativeI didn’t respect

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

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

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI respect (respectfully)
PastI respected (respectfully)
FutureI will respect (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

저는 우리 할머니를 제일 존경해요.

I look up to my grandmother the most.
Past

학생들은 모두 그 선생님을 존경했어요.

All the students respected that teacher.
Future

아이들도 커서 아버지를 존경할 거예요.

The kids will respect their father too when they grow up.
Honorific

할아버지는 어떤 분을 가장 존경하세요?

Grandpa, who do you respect the most?
Connectives

김 사장님을 존경하지만 이번 결정은 이해가 안 돼요.

I respect Mr. Kim, but I don't understand this decision.
Requests and commands

나이가 많든 적든 모든 사람을 존경하세요.

Old or young, respect everyone.

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

Advanced Level 1 · 제일 존경하는 분이십니다. 부탁드립니다.

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.