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KOREAN VERB

꿈꾸다

to dream

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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 꿈꾸다

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

  1. Present

    저는 언제나 세계 여행을 꿈꿔요.

    I always dream of travelling the world.

  2. Past

    어릴 때는 가수가 되는 걸 꿈꿨어요.

    When I was little, I dreamed of becoming a singer.

  3. Future

    저는 계속 더 큰 무대를 꿈꿀 거예요.

    I'll keep dreaming of a bigger stage.

  4. Honorific

    할아버지는 젊을 때 서울 생활을 꿈꾸셨어요.

    When he was young, Grandpa dreamed of life in Seoul.

  5. Connectives

    꿈꾸고 노력하면 언젠가는 다 이루어져요.

    If you dream and work at it, one day it all comes true.

  6. Requests and commands

    더 크게 꿈꾸세요, 아직 젊잖아요.

    Dream bigger, you're still young.

Good to know

  • 꿈꾸다 is both dreaming at night and dreaming of a future; the noun is 꿈, and 꿈을 꾸다 with the particle is just as common.

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