Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI adjust | |||
| NegativeI don’t adjust |
KOREAN VERB
to adjust, to guess right, to fit together
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현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI adjust | |||
| NegativeI don’t adjust |
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI adjusted | |||
| NegativeI didn’t adjust |
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will adjust | |||
| NegativeI won’t adjust |
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI adjust (respectfully) | ||
| PastI adjusted (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will adjust (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.
저는 아침마다 알람을 여섯 시에 맞춰요.
I set my alarm for six every morning.
아이가 퍼즐을 혼자 다 맞췄어요.
The child fit the whole puzzle together by himself.
이번에는 약속 시간에 꼭 맞출 거예요.
This time I'll be right on time for the appointment.
할아버지는 매일 아침 시계를 라디오에 맞추세요.
Grandpa sets his watch by the radio every morning.
제 일정에 맞추면 토요일이 좋아요.
If we go by my schedule, Saturday is good.
휴대폰 시계를 서울 시간에 맞추세요.
Set your phone's clock to Seoul time.
The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.