KOREAN VERB

누르다

to press

Conjugation

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

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI press
NegativeI don’t press

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI pressed
NegativeI didn’t press

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

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

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI press (respectfully)
PastI pressed (respectfully)
FutureI will press (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

엘리베이터에서 저는 항상 닫힘 버튼을 눌러요.

In the lift I always press the close button.
Past

벨을 두 번 눌렀어요, 아무도 안 나왔어요.

I rang the bell twice; no one came out.
Future

준비되면 제가 시작 버튼을 누를 거예요.

When we're ready, I'll press the start button.
Honorific

할아버지가 잘못된 버튼을 누르셨어요.

Grandpa pressed the wrong button.
Connectives

이 버튼을 누르면 문이 열려요.

If you press this button, the door opens.
Requests and commands

초록색 버튼을 길게 누르세요.

Press and hold the green button.

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

Fluency Level 3 · 지문입니다. 오른손 엄지 누르십시오.

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.