Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI touch | |||
| NegativeI don’t touch |
KOREAN VERB
to touch
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI touch | |||
| NegativeI don’t touch |
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI touched | |||
| NegativeI didn’t touch |
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will touch | |||
| NegativeI won’t touch |
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI touch (respectfully) | ||
| PastI touched (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will touch (respectfully) |
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
아기가 제 얼굴을 자꾸 만져요.
The baby keeps touching my face.
어제 동물원에서 처음으로 뱀을 만졌어요.
Yesterday at the zoo I touched a snake for the first time.
손 씻기 전에는 음식을 안 만질 거예요.
I won't touch the food before washing my hands.
할머니는 손주 얼굴을 자꾸 만지세요.
Grandma keeps touching her grandchild's face.
화면을 한 번 만지면 불이 켜져요.
If you touch the screen once, the light comes on.
전시품은 절대 손으로 만지지 마세요.
Please never touch the exhibits with your hands.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.