Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI realize | |||
| NegativeI don’t realize |
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 realized | |||
| NegativeI didn’t realize |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will realize | |||
| NegativeI won’t realize |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI realize (respectfully) | ||
| PastI realized (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will realize (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) realizing, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) realizing, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I realize
- Because (-(으)니까) because I realize
- But (-지만) I realize, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please realize
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please realize (formal)
- Plain command realize! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t realize
How to use 깨닫다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
사람은 잃고 나서야 소중함을 깨달아요.
People only realize how precious something is after they lose it.
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Past
서울에 혼자 살면서 가족의 소중함을 깨달았어요.
Living alone in Seoul, I realized how precious family is.
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Future
언젠가 너도 부모님 마음을 깨달을 거예요.
One day you too will realize how your parents feel.
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Honorific
할아버지는 건강이 제일이라는 걸 늦게 깨달으셨어요.
Grandpa realized late that health comes first.
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Connectives
자기 잘못을 깨달으면 바로 사과하세요.
When you realize your mistake, apologize right away.
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Requests and commands
지금 자신이 얼마나 행복한지 깨달으세요.
Realize how happy you are right now.
Good to know
- 깨닫다 turns its ㄷ into ㄹ before a vowel: 깨달아요, 깨달았어요; it is the deeper, slower cousin of 알아차리다.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.