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KOREAN VERB

깜빡하다

to forget for a moment, to slip one's mind

  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI forget for a moment
NegativeI don’t forget for a moment

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI forgot for a moment
NegativeI didn’t forget for a moment

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will forget for a moment
NegativeI won’t forget for a moment

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI forget for a moment (respectfully)
PastI forgot for a moment (respectfully)
FutureI will forget for a moment (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 깜빡하다

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

  1. Present

    요즘 약 먹는 걸 자주 깜빡해요.

    These days I often forget to take my medicine.

  2. Past

    미안해요, 오늘 약속을 완전히 깜빡했어요.

    Sorry, I completely forgot about today's appointment.

  3. Future

    안 적어 두면 분명히 깜빡할 거예요.

    If I don't write it down, I'll surely forget.

  4. Honorific

    할아버지, 오늘도 집 열쇠 깜빡하셨어요?

    Grandpa, did you forget the house keys again today?

  5. Connectives

    우산을 깜빡하고 나와서 비를 다 맞았어요.

    I forgot my umbrella when I left and got soaked.

  6. Requests and commands

    내일 아침 회의는 절대 깜빡하지 마세요.

    Whatever you do, don't forget tomorrow morning's meeting.

Good to know

  • 깜빡 is a blink: 깜빡하다 is forgetting for a moment, an appointment or your keys, while 잊다 is forgetting for good.

Where you hear 깜빡하다

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

Korean · Advanced Level 1

  • 열쇠를 자주 깜빡해요. I often forget my keys.
  • 약속을 깜빡했어요. I forgot the appointment.
  • 안 적으면 내일 깜빡할 거예요. If I don't write it down I'll forget tomorrow.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.