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KOREAN VERB

놓다

to put, to place (something somewhere)

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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
NegativeI don’t put

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI put
NegativeI didn’t put

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

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

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 놓다

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

  1. Present

    열쇠는 항상 현관 선반에 놓아요.

    I always put the keys on the hall shelf.

  2. Past

    장 본 가방을 식탁 위에 놓았어요.

    I put the shopping bag on the dining table.

  3. Future

    새로 산 소파는 창가에 놓을 거예요.

    I'll put the new sofa by the window.

  4. Honorific

    할머니, 제 안경 어디에 놓으셨어요?

    Grandma, where did you put my glasses?

  5. Connectives

    짐을 놓고 잠깐 쉬었다가 다시 출발했어요.

    We put the bags down, rested a bit and set off again.

  6. Requests and commands

    젖은 우산은 문 옆에 놓으세요.

    Put wet umbrellas next to the door.

Good to know

  • 놓다 puts a thing down, with the place taking 에; -아/어 놓다 after a verb leaves it done, 창문을 열어 놓았어요, I left the window open.

Where you hear 놓다

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

Korean · Advanced Level 1

  • 책장은 벽에 놓아요. I put the bookshelf against the wall.
  • 열쇠를 책상 위에 놓았어요. I put the key on the desk.
  • 냉장고는 내일 부엌에 놓을 거예요. We'll put the fridge in the kitchen tomorrow.

Korean · Advanced Level 2

  • 책장은 벽에 놓아요. I put the bookshelf against the wall.
  • 열쇠를 책상 위에 놓았어요. I put the key on the desk.
  • 냉장고는 내일 부엌에 놓을 거예요. We'll put the fridge in the kitchen tomorrow.
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Moving day

Advanced Level 1 · 다 싸 놓았어요. 스무 상자요. · 사다리차는 밖에 세워 놓았어. · 아버님, 냉장고에 음료수 넣어 놓았어요.

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The sloping floor

Advanced Level 2 · 거기 놓아 둬.

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Through the door

Advanced Level 2 · 이거 어디에 놓을까?

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The first rehearsal

Fluency Level 1 · 선생님? 그럼 쌤. 말 놔, 내가 형이야.

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Red to the east

Fluency Level 2 · 보다시피 벌써 다 놨어요.

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