Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI text | |||
| NegativeI don’t text |
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 texted | |||
| NegativeI didn’t text |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will text | |||
| NegativeI won’t text |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI text (respectfully) | ||
| PastI texted (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will text (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) texting, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) texting, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I text
- Because (-(으)니까) because I text
- But (-지만) I text, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please text
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please text (formal)
- Plain command text! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t text
How to use 문자하다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
요즘 친구들은 전화 대신 문자해요.
These days my friends text instead of calling.
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Past
어젯밤에 민준이한테 늦게 문자했어요.
Last night I texted Min-jun late.
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Future
집에 가는 길에 문자할 거예요.
I'll text you on the way home.
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Honorific
어머니가 아침에 문자하셨어요, 집에 오라고요.
My mother texted this morning, telling me to come home.
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Connectives
문자하면 보통 바로 답장이 와요.
If I text, a reply usually comes right away.
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Requests and commands
도착하면 전화하지 말고 문자하세요.
When you arrive, don't call, text.
Good to know
- 문자 is a text message; 문자 보내다 says the same, and 문자 주세요 is "text me".
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.