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KOREAN VERB

깔다

to spread out, to lay down

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI spread out
NegativeI don’t spread out

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI spread out
NegativeI didn’t spread out

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will spread out
NegativeI won’t spread out

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI spread out (respectfully)
PastI spread out (respectfully)
FutureI will spread out (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 깔다

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

  1. Present

    저는 자기 전에 거실에 이불을 깔아요.

    Before bed I lay out the bedding in the living room.

  2. Past

    어제 휴대폰에 지도 앱을 깔았어요.

    Yesterday I installed a map app on my phone.

  3. Future

    거실 바닥에 새 카펫을 깔 거예요.

    We'll lay a new carpet on the living room floor.

  4. Honorific

    할머니가 손님 방에 이불을 까셨어요.

    Grandma laid out bedding in the guest room.

  5. Connectives

    공원에 돗자리를 깔고 김밥을 먹었어요.

    We spread out a mat in the park and ate gimbap.

  6. Requests and commands

    바닥이 차가우니까 두꺼운 매트를 까세요.

    The floor is cold, so put down a thick mat.

Good to know

  • 이불을 깔다 is to lay out bedding on the floor; 앱을 깔다 is to install an app.

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