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KOREAN VERB

오시다

to come (honorific)

  • Verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI come
NegativeI don’t come

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI came
NegativeI didn’t come

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI come (respectfully)
PastI came (respectfully)
FutureI will come (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 오시다

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

  1. Present

    어머니는 매주 일요일에 저희 집에 오세요.

    My mother comes to our place every Sunday.

  2. Past

    어제 김 선생님이 가게에 오셨어요.

    Mr. Kim came to the shop yesterday.

  3. Future

    할머니는 설날 아침에 오실 거예요.

    Grandma will come on New Year's morning.

  4. Honorific

    부장님은 내일 아침 아홉 시에 오십니다.

    The manager is coming at nine tomorrow morning.

  5. Connectives

    할아버지가 오시면 같이 저녁 먹어요.

    When Grandpa comes, let's eat dinner together.

  6. Requests and commands

    내일 두 시까지 사무실로 오세요.

    Please come to the office by two tomorrow.

Good to know

  • 오다 with -시-, for an elder or a guest: 어서 오세요 greets anyone at the door.
  • The polite present is 오세요, not 오셔요; the past is 오셨어요.

Where you hear 오시다

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

Korean · Fluency Level 1

  • 사장님이 오신다. Here comes Mr. Baek.
  • 어머님이 아까 오셨어요. Mrs. Park came a while ago.
  • 할머니는 설날에 오실 거예요. Grandma will come at Seollal.
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The cold

Fluency Level 1 · 오신다! 문, 난방, 그리고 꿀맛 핫초코.

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