Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI finish | |||
| NegativeI don’t finish |
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI finished | |||
| NegativeI didn’t finish |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will finish | |||
| NegativeI won’t finish |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI finish (respectfully) | ||
| PastI finished (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will finish (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) finishing, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) finishing, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I finish
- Because (-(으)니까) because I finish
- But (-지만) I finish, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please finish
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please finish (formal)
- Plain command finish! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t finish
How to use 마치다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
저는 보통 여섯 시에 일을 마쳐요.
I usually finish work at six.
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Past
어젯밤에 드디어 보고서를 다 마쳤어요.
Last night I finally finished the whole report.
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Future
이 수업은 삼십 분 안에 마칠 거예요.
We'll finish this class within thirty minutes.
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Honorific
박 선생님은 수업을 항상 정각에 마치세요.
Mrs. Park always finishes class right on time.
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Connectives
일을 마치고 같이 저녁 먹을까요?
Shall we have dinner together after we finish work?
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Requests and commands
다섯 시까지 숙제를 꼭 마치세요.
Be sure to finish your homework by five.
Good to know
- 마치다 is you finishing something, 일을 마치다; 끝나다 is the thing ending by itself, 일이 끝나다.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.