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KOREAN VERB

포기하다

to give up

  • #293 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI give up
NegativeI don’t give up

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI gave up
NegativeI didn’t give up

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will give up
NegativeI won’t give up

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI give up (respectfully)
PastI gave up (respectfully)
FutureI will give up (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 포기하다

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

  1. Present

    저는 어려워도 중간에 포기 안 해요.

    Even when it's hard, I don't give up halfway.

  2. Past

    무릎을 다쳐서 결국 마라톤을 포기했어요.

    I hurt my knee, so in the end I gave up the marathon.

  3. Future

    저는 이 꿈을 절대 포기 안 할 거예요.

    I'll never give up this dream.

  4. Honorific

    할아버지는 작년에 결국 운전을 포기하셨어요.

    Last year Grandpa finally gave up driving.

  5. Connectives

    지금 포기하면 평생 후회할 거예요.

    If you give up now, you'll regret it all your life.

  6. Requests and commands

    포기하지 마세요, 거의 다 왔어요.

    Don't give up; we're almost there.

Good to know

  • 포기하다 takes 을/를: 꿈을 포기하다, 시험을 포기하다; 그만두다 is to quit a job or a habit.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.