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KOREAN VERB

주의하다

to pay attention

  • #410 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI pay attention
NegativeI don’t pay attention

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI paid attention
NegativeI didn’t pay attention

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will pay attention
NegativeI won’t pay attention

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI pay attention (respectfully)
PastI paid attention (respectfully)
FutureI will pay attention (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 주의하다

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

  1. Present

    운전할 때 저는 항상 주의해요.

    I always pay attention when I drive.

  2. Past

    설명서를 읽고 사용법에 특히 주의했어요.

    I read the manual and paid special attention to how to use it.

  3. Future

    다음부터는 저도 더 주의할 거예요.

    From now on I'll be more careful too.

  4. Honorific

    할머니는 밤에 계단에서 늘 주의하세요.

    Grandma is always careful on the stairs at night.

  5. Connectives

    주의하면 사고가 거의 안 나요.

    If you pay attention, accidents hardly ever happen.

  6. Requests and commands

    바닥이 미끄러우니까 걸을 때 주의하세요.

    The floor is slippery, so be careful when you walk.

Good to know

  • 주의하세요 on a sign is "Caution"; what you watch out for takes 에: 계단에 주의하세요.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.