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KOREAN VERB

꺼내다

to take out

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Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI took out
NegativeI didn’t take out

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI take out (respectfully)
PastI took out (respectfully)
FutureI will take out (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 꺼내다

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

  1. Present

    저는 아침마다 냉장고에서 우유를 꺼내요.

    Every morning I take the milk out of the fridge.

  2. Past

    서랍에서 오래된 가족 사진을 꺼냈어요.

    I took an old family photo out of the drawer.

  3. Future

    손님이 오면 좋은 그릇을 꺼낼 거예요.

    When guests come, I'll take out the good dishes.

  4. Honorific

    할머니가 장롱에서 한복을 꺼내셨어요.

    Grandma took a hanbok out of the wardrobe.

  5. Connectives

    책을 꺼내고 가방을 다시 닫으세요.

    Take the book out and close your bag again.

  6. Requests and commands

    추워도 주머니에서 두 손을 꺼내세요.

    Even if it's cold, take both hands out of your pockets.

Good to know

  • 꺼내다 takes a thing out of a bag, a drawer or a fridge; the opposite is 넣다, to put in.

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