KOREAN VERB

늦다

to be late

Conjugation

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

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI am late
NegativeI am not late

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI was late
NegativeI was not late

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI will be late
NegativeI won’t be late

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

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI am late (respectfully)
PastI was late (respectfully)
FutureI will be late (respectfully)

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

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

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

Present

민준 씨는 수업에 자주 늦어요.

Min-jun is often late for class.
Past

죄송해요, 버스 때문에 늦었어요.

I'm sorry, I was late because of the bus.
Future

길이 막혀서 조금 늦을 거예요.

Traffic is bad, so I'll be a little late.
Honorific

선생님은 오늘 회의 때문에 늦으세요.

The teacher is late today because of a meeting.
Connectives

약속에 늦으면 먼저 문자를 보내세요.

If you're late for an appointment, send a text first.
Requests and commands

내일 면접에 절대 늦지 마세요.

Whatever you do, don't be late for the interview tomorrow.