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KOREAN VERB

깨다

to wake up

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI wake up
NegativeI don’t wake up

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI woke up
NegativeI didn’t wake up

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will wake up
NegativeI won’t wake up

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI wake up (respectfully)
PastI woke up (respectfully)
FutureI will wake up (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 깨다

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

  1. Present

    저는 보통 알람 없이 여섯 시에 깨요.

    I usually wake up at six without an alarm.

  2. Past

    어젯밤에 밖에서 나는 시끄러운 소리에 깼어요.

    Last night I woke up from a loud noise outside.

  3. Future

    아기가 곧 깰 거예요. 조용히 해 주세요.

    The baby will wake up soon. Please be quiet.

  4. Honorific

    할머니는 매일 새벽 다섯 시에 깨세요.

    Grandma wakes up every day at five in the morning.

  5. Connectives

    잠에서 깨서 바로 물을 마셨어요.

    I woke up and drank some water right away.

  6. Requests and commands

    수아야, 이제 깨. 벌써 아홉 시야.

    Su-a, wake up now. It's already nine.

Good to know

  • 잠에서 깨다 is to wake up by yourself; to wake someone else is 깨우다. The same 깨다 is also to break a glass or a promise.

Where you hear 깨다

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Korean · Intermediate Level 1

  • 저는 매일 여섯 시에 깨요. I wake up at six every day.
  • 차에서 자다가 깼어. I was sleeping in the car and woke up.
  • 내일 아침에 일찍 깰 거예요. I'll wake up early tomorrow morning.

Korean · Advanced Level 1

  • 저는 매일 여섯 시에 깨요. I wake up at six every day.
  • 차에서 자다가 깼어. I was sleeping in the car and woke up.
  • 내일 아침에 일찍 깰 거예요. I'll wake up early tomorrow morning.
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Every time the bus stops

Intermediate Level 1 · 버스가 설 때마다 깨. · 그리고 깰 때마다 먹어.

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The interview

Advanced Level 1 · 피곤한 학생도 실험 때는 깹니다.

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Min-jun's camera

Fluency Level 1 · 작심삼일이야. 꿈 깨.

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