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KOREAN VERB

준비하다

to prepare

  • #167 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI prepare
NegativeI don’t prepare

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI prepared
NegativeI didn’t prepare

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI prepare (respectfully)
PastI prepared (respectfully)
FutureI will prepare (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 준비하다

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

  1. Present

    저는 매일 아침 도시락을 준비해요.

    I prepare a lunchbox every morning.

  2. Past

    수아 씨 생일 파티를 몰래 준비했어요.

    We secretly prepared Su-a's birthday party.

  3. Future

    면접을 위해 정장을 준비할 거예요.

    I'll get a suit ready for the interview.

  4. Honorific

    할머니가 명절 음식을 다 준비하셨어요.

    Grandma prepared all the holiday food.

  5. Connectives

    서류를 준비해서 내일 은행에 갈 거예요.

    I'll get the papers ready and go to the bank tomorrow.

  6. Requests and commands

    내일 시험이니까 오늘 미리 준비하세요.

    The test is tomorrow, so prepare today, in advance.

Good to know

  • 준비하다 is to get something ready; 준비되다 is to be ready: 저녁을 준비해요, 저녁이 준비됐어요.

Where you hear 준비하다

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

Korean · Fluency Level 3

  • 아침마다 수업을 준비해요. Every morning I prepare my classes.
  • 어제 학부모님 편지를 준비했어요. Yesterday I prepared the letters for the parents.
  • 내일은 카메라를 두 대 준비할 거예요. Tomorrow I'll get two cameras ready.
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Fluency Level 3 · 라디오에서 준비하면서 일 분만 달래.

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