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KOREAN VERB

주다

to give

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI give
NegativeI don’t give

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI gave
NegativeI didn’t give

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI give (respectfully)
PastI gave (respectfully)
FutureI will give (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 주다

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

  1. Present

    친구가 저한테 매일 사과를 하나 줘요.

    A friend gives me an apple every day.

  2. Past

    어제 지영 씨한테 제 전화번호를 줬어요.

    Yesterday I gave Ji-yeong my phone number.

  3. Future

    생일에 동생한테 책을 줄 거예요.

    I'll give my little brother a book for his birthday.

  4. Honorific

    할머니가 저한테 용돈을 주셨어요.

    Grandma gave me pocket money.

  5. Connectives

    돈을 주고 영수증을 받았어요.

    I gave the money and got a receipt.

  6. Requests and commands

    저한테 물 한 잔만 주세요.

    Just give me a glass of water, please.

Good to know

  • After another verb, 주다 does it for someone: 도와주세요 is "help me", 말해 주세요 "tell me".

Where you hear 주다

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

Korean · Beginner Level 1

  • 물 주세요. Water, please.
  • 민준이가 열쇠를 줬어요. Min-jun gave me the key.
  • 내일 책을 줄 거예요. I'll give you the book tomorrow.

Korean · Beginner Level 2

  • 물 주세요. Water, please.
  • 민준이가 열쇠를 줬어요. Min-jun gave me the key.
  • 내일 책을 줄 거예요. I'll give you the book tomorrow.
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A cafe in Hongdae

Beginner Level 1 · 주세요 · 아메리카노 주세요. · 물 주세요. · 따뜻한 차 주세요.

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A kimbap shop

Beginner Level 1 · 김밥 두 줄 주세요. · 라면 하나요. 그리고 물 주세요.

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Dinner with Ji-yeong and Su-a

Beginner Level 1 · 저기요, 메뉴 주세요. · 저는 김치찌개 주세요!

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The fruit stall

Beginner Level 1 · 감 다섯 개 주세요. · 사과 한 봉지하고 감 다섯 개 주세요. · 사과 두 봉지 주세요.

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Lunch with Min-jun

Beginner Level 1 · 이모, 칼국수 둘 주세요. · 김치 더 주세요. · 이모, 김치 더 주세요! 물도요.

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Moving day

Beginner Level 1 · 도와주세요! · 가르쳐 줘. · 형, 영어 가르쳐 줘. · 그래. 한국말 가르쳐 줘.

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The bank

Beginner Level 2 · 여권 주세요.

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The phone

Beginner Level 2 · 여권하고 통장 주세요.

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Train tickets

Beginner Level 2 · 전주 표 다섯 장 주세요.

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A year older

Beginner Level 2 · 여든다섯. 두 그릇 줘. · 한 그릇 더 주세요.

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The old-houses quarter

Beginner Level 2 · 라지로 주세요.

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A second year?

Beginner Level 2 · 생각하고 금요일까지 말해 주세요.

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And 53 more lessons.

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