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KOREAN VERB

꾸다

to dream (a dream)

  • Verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI dream
NegativeI don’t dream

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI dreamed
NegativeI didn’t dream

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI dream (respectfully)
PastI dreamed (respectfully)
FutureI will dream (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 꾸다

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

  1. Present

    요즘 이상한 꿈을 자주 꿔요.

    I often have strange dreams these days.

  2. Past

    어젯밤에 바다에서 수영하는 꿈을 꿨어요.

    Last night I dreamt I was swimming in the sea.

  3. Future

    오늘 밤은 좋은 꿈을 꿀 거예요.

    Tonight I'll have a good dream.

  4. Honorific

    할아버지는 요즘 꿈을 자주 꾸세요?

    Grandpa, do you dream often these days?

  5. Connectives

    무서운 꿈을 꾸고 새벽에 깼어요.

    I had a scary dream and woke before dawn.

  6. Requests and commands

    잘 자요, 좋은 꿈 꾸세요.

    Sleep well, have a good dream.

Good to know

  • 꾸다 goes with 꿈: 꿈을 꾸다 is to dream, in bed or of a future; 돈을 꾸다 is a different verb, to borrow money.

Where you hear 꾸다

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

Korean · Advanced Level 2

  • 요즘 꿈을 자주 꿔요. I dream often these days.
  • 어젯밤에 큰 감 꿈을 꿨어. Last night I dreamed of a big persimmon.
  • 오늘 밤에는 좋은 꿈을 꿀 거야. Tonight I'll have a good dream.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.