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KOREAN VERB

노래하다

to sing

  • #436 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI sing
NegativeI don’t sing

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI sang
NegativeI didn’t sing

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI sing (respectfully)
PastI sang (respectfully)
FutureI will sing (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 노래하다

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

  1. Present

    수아는 매일 아침 욕실에서 노래해요.

    Su-a sings in the bathroom every morning.

  2. Past

    어제 노래방에서 두 시간 노래했어요.

    Yesterday we sang at the karaoke room for two hours.

  3. Future

    민준이 생일에 다 같이 노래할 거예요.

    On Min-jun's birthday we'll all sing together.

  4. Honorific

    할머니도 어제 노래방에서 노래하셨어요?

    Did Grandma sing at the karaoke room yesterday too?

  5. Connectives

    민준이는 노래하고 수아는 옆에서 춤춰요.

    Min-jun sings and Su-a dances beside him.

  6. Requests and commands

    민준아, 좀 더 크게 노래해!

    Min-jun, sing a bit louder!

Good to know

  • 노래하다 and 노래를 부르다 both mean to sing; 노래방 is the singing room, karaoke.

Where you hear 노래하다

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

Korean · Beginner Level 2

  • 우리 반은 영어로 노래해요. Our class sings in English.
  • 어제 축제에서 노래했어요. Yesterday I sang at the festival.
  • 내일 학생들이 노래할 거예요. Tomorrow the students will sing.

Korean · Intermediate Level 1

  • 우리 반은 영어로 노래해요. Our class sings in English.
  • 어제 축제에서 노래했어요. Yesterday I sang at the festival.
  • 내일 학생들이 노래할 거예요. Tomorrow the students will sing.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.