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KOREAN VERB

끼치다

to cause (trouble, a bother), to have an effect

  • Verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI cause
NegativeI don’t cause

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI caused
NegativeI didn’t cause

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will cause
NegativeI won’t cause

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI cause (respectfully)
PastI caused (respectfully)
FutureI will cause (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 끼치다

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

  1. Present

    늦은 밤 소음은 이웃에게 피해를 끼쳐요.

    Noise late at night causes harm to the neighbours.

  2. Past

    그동안 폐를 많이 끼쳤어요, 죄송합니다.

    I've been a lot of trouble all this time, I'm sorry.

  3. Future

    이 결정은 회사에 큰 영향을 끼칠 거예요.

    This decision will have a big effect on the company.

  4. Honorific

    선생님은 제 인생에 큰 영향을 끼치셨어요.

    My teacher had a big influence on my life.

  5. Connectives

    남에게 폐를 끼치고 사과도 안 했어요.

    He was a bother to others and didn't even apologise.

  6. Requests and commands

    식당에서 다른 손님들에게 폐 끼치지 마세요.

    Don't bother the other guests in the restaurant.

Good to know

  • 폐를 끼치다 is to be a bother to someone, and 영향을 끼치다 is to have an effect, good or bad.

Where you hear 끼치다

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

Korean · Advanced Level 1

  • 폐를 끼쳐서 죄송해요. I'm sorry to be a bother.
  • 부모님께 걱정을 끼쳤어요. I caused my parents worry.
  • 내일은 폐를 안 끼칠 거예요. Tomorrow I won't be a bother.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.