Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI graduate | |||
| NegativeI don’t graduate |
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI graduated | |||
| NegativeI didn’t graduate |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will graduate | |||
| NegativeI won’t graduate |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI graduate (respectfully) | ||
| PastI graduated (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will graduate (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) graduating, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) graduating, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I graduate
- Because (-(으)니까) because I graduate
- But (-지만) I graduate, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please graduate
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please graduate (formal)
- Plain command graduate! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t graduate
How to use 졸업하다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
수아는 내년 봄에 대학교를 졸업해요.
Su-a graduates from university next spring.
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Past
저는 삼 년 전에 서울에서 고등학교를 졸업했어요.
I graduated from high school in Seoul three years ago.
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Future
민준이는 내년에 대학원을 졸업할 거예요.
Min-jun will graduate from graduate school next year.
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Honorific
할아버지는 젊을 때 부산에서 대학교를 졸업하셨어요.
Grandpa graduated from a university in Busan when he was young.
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Connectives
졸업하면 바로 취직하고 싶어요.
When I graduate, I want to get a job right away.
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Requests and commands
포기하지 말고 꼭 졸업하세요.
Don't give up, and be sure to graduate.
Good to know
- The school you graduate from takes 을/를: 대학교를 졸업했어요; 졸업식 is the graduation ceremony.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.