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KOREAN VERB

포장하다

to wrap, to pack to go

  • #275 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI wrap
NegativeI don’t wrap

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI wrapped
NegativeI didn’t wrap

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI wrap (respectfully)
PastI wrapped (respectfully)
FutureI will wrap (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 포장하다

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

  1. Present

    남은 음식은 집에 가져가려고 포장해요.

    I get the leftovers packed to take home.

  2. Past

    생일 선물을 예쁜 종이로 포장했어요.

    I wrapped the birthday present in pretty paper.

  3. Future

    떡볶이 이 인분은 집에 가져가게 포장할 거예요.

    I'll get two portions of tteokbokki packed to take home.

  4. Honorific

    할머니가 떡을 하나씩 정성껏 포장하셨어요.

    Grandma carefully wrapped the rice cakes one by one.

  5. Connectives

    포장하면 천 원 할인해 드려요.

    If you take it to go, we give a 1,000 won discount.

  6. Requests and commands

    친구 선물이니까 예쁘게 리본으로 포장하세요.

    It's a gift for a friend, so wrap it nicely with a ribbon.

Good to know

  • 포장해 주세요 at a restaurant means "to go"; 선물 포장 is gift-wrapping. 싸다 is to wrap in a cloth or pack a lunch.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.