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KOREAN VERB

넣다

to put in

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI put in
NegativeI don’t put in

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI put in
NegativeI didn’t put in

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will put in
NegativeI won’t put in

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI put in (respectfully)
PastI put in (respectfully)
FutureI will put in (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 넣다

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

  1. Present

    저는 커피에 설탕을 안 넣어요.

    I don't put sugar in my coffee.

  2. Past

    찌개에 고추를 너무 많이 넣었어요.

    I put too much chilli in the stew.

  3. Future

    설날 아침에 봉투에 세뱃돈을 넣을 거예요.

    On New Year's morning I'll put the New Year's money in the envelopes.

  4. Honorific

    할머니께서 국에 소금을 조금 넣으셨어요.

    Grandma put a little salt in the soup.

  5. Connectives

    물을 넣고 십 분 동안 끓이세요.

    Add water and boil for ten minutes.

  6. Requests and commands

    가방에 우산 꼭 넣어. 비 와.

    Put an umbrella in your bag. It's raining.

Good to know

  • 넣다 is in and 꺼내다 is out; 설탕을 넣다 is to add sugar, 돈을 넣다 to put money in.

Where you hear 넣다

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

Korean · Beginner Level 2

  • 국에 소금을 넣어. I put salt in the soup.
  • 커피에 설탕을 넣었어요. I put sugar in the coffee.
  • 라면에 계란을 넣을 거야. I'll put an egg in the noodles.

Korean · Intermediate Level 1

  • 국에 소금을 넣어. I put salt in the soup.
  • 커피에 설탕을 넣었어요. I put sugar in the coffee.
  • 라면에 계란을 넣을 거야. I'll put an egg in the noodles.

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