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KOREAN VERB

만나다

to meet

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI meet
NegativeI don’t meet

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI met
NegativeI didn’t meet

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI meet (respectfully)
PastI met (respectfully)
FutureI will meet (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 만나다

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

  1. Present

    저는 토요일마다 친구를 만나요.

    I meet my friends every Saturday.

  2. Past

    어제 카페에서 민준 씨를 만났어요.

    I met Min-jun at a cafe yesterday.

  3. Future

    내일 세 시에 역 앞에서 만날 거예요.

    We'll meet in front of the station at three tomorrow.

  4. Honorific

    박 선생님은 오늘 학생들을 만나셨어요.

    Mrs. Park met the students today.

  5. Connectives

    수아 씨를 만나면 이 책을 주세요.

    If you see Su-a, please give her this book.

  6. Requests and commands

    혼자 있지 말고 친구들을 만나세요.

    Don't stay alone, go and meet your friends.

Good to know

  • 만나다 takes 을/를 (친구를 만나요) or 하고 (친구하고 만나요): you meet someone, not "with" someone.

Where you hear 만나다

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

Korean · Beginner Level 3

  • 토요일에 수아 씨를 만나요. On Saturday I meet Su-a.
  • 오늘 교감 선생님을 만났어요. I met the vice-principal today.
  • 내일 친구를 만날 거야. I'll meet a friend tomorrow.

Korean · Intermediate Level 1

  • 토요일에 수아 씨를 만나요. On Saturday I meet Su-a.
  • 오늘 교감 선생님을 만났어요. I met the vice-principal today.
  • 내일 친구를 만날 거야. I'll meet a friend tomorrow.

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