미안하다 (to be sorry) · Korean verb conjugation

Conjugation

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

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI am sorry
NegativeI am not sorry

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI was sorry
NegativeI was not sorry

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

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

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

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

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

Present

전화 못 받아서 미안해요, 회의 중이었어요.

Sorry I couldn't pick up, I was in a meeting.
Past

그때 친구한테 너무 미안했어요.

I felt so sorry towards my friend then.
Future

또 못 가면 친구한테 미안할 거예요.

If I can't go again, I'll feel bad towards my friend.
Honorific

어머니는 그 일 때문에 아직도 미안하세요.

My mother still feels sorry about that.
Connectives

미안하지만 오늘은 시간이 없어요.

I'm sorry, but I don't have time today.