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KOREAN VERB

무시하다

to ignore

  • #377 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI ignore
NegativeI don’t ignore

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI ignored
NegativeI didn’t ignore

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI ignore (respectfully)
PastI ignored (respectfully)
FutureI will ignore (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 무시하다

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

  1. Present

    동생은 제 말을 자꾸 무시해요.

    My little brother keeps ignoring what I say.

  2. Past

    그 사람은 제 인사를 무시했어요.

    That person ignored my greeting.

  3. Future

    이제 그런 댓글은 무시할 거예요.

    From now on I'll ignore comments like that.

  4. Honorific

    김 사장님은 직원들 의견을 무시하셨어요.

    Mr. Kim ignored the employees' opinions.

  5. Connectives

    경고를 무시해서 결국 큰일이 났어요.

    He ignored the warning, so in the end there was big trouble.

  6. Requests and commands

    나쁜 말은 그냥 다 무시하세요.

    Just ignore all the mean words.

Good to know

  • 무시하다 is both to ignore and to look down on someone.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.