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KOREAN VERB

멀다

to be far

  • #111 most used
  • Descriptive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am far
NegativeI am not far

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was far
NegativeI was not far

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will be far
NegativeI won’t be far

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI am far (respectfully)
PastI was far (respectfully)
FutureI will be far (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

How to use 멀다

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

  1. Present

    우리 집은 지하철역에서 조금 멀어요.

    My house is a little far from the subway station.

  2. Past

    호텔이 공항에서 생각보다 멀었어요.

    The hotel was farther from the airport than I thought.

  3. Future

    거기는 걸어서 가면 꽤 멀 거예요.

    If you walk, it'll be pretty far.

  4. Honorific

    할머니 댁은 여기서 많이 머세요?

    Is Grandma's house far from here?

  5. Connectives

    학교가 멀어서 아침에 일찍 나가요.

    School is far, so I leave early in the morning.

Good to know

  • "Far from" is 에서 멀다: 집에서 멀어요.

Where you hear 멀다

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

Korean · Beginner Level 1

  • 학교는 안 멀어요. The school isn't far.
  • 공항은 멀었어요. The airport was far.
  • 시장은 멀 거예요. The market will be far.

Korean · Beginner Level 3

  • 학교는 안 멀어요. The school isn't far.
  • 공항은 멀었어요. The airport was far.
  • 시장은 멀 거예요. The market will be far.
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The airport train

Beginner Level 1 · 홍대요? 멀어요? · 아니요, 안 멀어요.

Free 5
Where Eli is from

Beginner Level 1 · 미국은 멀어요. 그래도 서울은 좋아요!

Needs a subscription 12
Lost at Hongdae station

Beginner Level 1 · 쭉, 왼쪽. 멀어요?

Needs a subscription 21
The rainy season

Beginner Level 3 · 칠월 말이요? 아직 멀어요!

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