Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI gather | |||
| NegativeI don’t gather |
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI gathered | |||
| NegativeI didn’t gather |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will gather | |||
| NegativeI won’t gather |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI gather (respectfully) | ||
| PastI gathered (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will gather (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) gathering, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) gathering, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I gather
- Because (-(으)니까) because I gather
- But (-지만) I gather, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please gather
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please gather (formal)
- Plain command gather! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t gather
How to use 모이다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
우리 가족은 일요일 저녁마다 모여요.
My family gathers every Sunday evening.
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Past
공원에 사람들이 정말 많이 모였어요.
A lot of people gathered in the park.
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Future
동창들이 다음 주에 강남에서 모일 거예요.
The old classmates will get together in Gangnam next week.
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Honorific
동네 어르신들이 아침마다 경로당에 모이세요.
The neighborhood elders gather at the senior center every morning.
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Connectives
사람들이 다 모이면 바로 출발할게요.
Once everyone's gathered, we'll leave right away.
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Requests and commands
여러분, 열 시까지 정문 앞에 모이세요.
Everyone, gather in front of the main gate by ten.
Good to know
- 모이다 is people or things coming together by themselves; 모으다 is to collect them: 돈을 모으다, 사람을 모으다. A get-together is 모임.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.