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KOREAN VERB

모시다

to escort, to accompany, to attend to (humble, someone respected)

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI escort
NegativeI don’t escort

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI escorted
NegativeI didn’t escort

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI escort (respectfully)
PastI escorted (respectfully)
FutureI will escort (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 모시다

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

  1. Present

    민준 씨는 부모님을 모시고 같이 살아요.

    Min-jun lives with his parents and looks after them.

  2. Past

    오늘 아침에 할머니를 병원에 모셨어요.

    This morning I took Grandma to the hospital.

  3. Future

    주말에 할아버지를 차로 공항까지 모실 거예요.

    This weekend I'll drive Grandpa to the airport.

  4. Honorific

    김 선생님은 어머니를 혼자 모시셨어요.

    Mr. Kim looked after his mother on his own.

  5. Connectives

    손님을 안으로 모시고 차를 내왔어요.

    I showed the guest in and brought out tea.

  6. Requests and commands

    수아야, 할머니 댁까지 잘 모셔.

    Su-a, take Grandma safely to her house.

Good to know

  • 모시다 is 데리다 said upward: you 모시다 a grandparent to the hospital, and 부모님을 모시고 살다 is to live with your parents and look after them.

Where you hear 모시다

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

Korean · Advanced Level 1

  • 주말마다 부모님을 모시고 교회에 가요. Every weekend I take my parents to church.
  • 할머니를 역까지 모셨어요. I took Grandma to the station.
  • 결혼식 날 부모님을 모시고 올 거예요. On the wedding day I'll bring my parents.

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