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KOREAN VERB

빠지다

to be missing, to be left out; to fall into

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am missing
NegativeI am not missing

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was missing
NegativeI was not missing

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will be missing
NegativeI won’t be missing

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI am missing (respectfully)
PastI was missing (respectfully)
FutureI will be missing (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 빠지다

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

  1. Present

    저는 요즘 운동 모임에 자주 빠져요.

    Lately I often skip the exercise group.

  2. Past

    참가자 명단에서 제 이름이 빠졌어요.

    My name was left off the list of participants.

  3. Future

    매일 걸으면 살이 조금 빠질 거예요.

    If you walk every day, you'll lose a bit of weight.

  4. Honorific

    아버지는 요즘 살이 많이 빠지셨어요.

    Dad has lost a lot of weight lately.

  5. Connectives

    단추가 하나 빠져서 새로 달았어요.

    A button had come off, so I sewed on a new one.

  6. Requests and commands

    내일 아침 회의에는 빠지지 마세요.

    Don't miss tomorrow morning's meeting.

Good to know

  • 빠지다 covers a lot: 살이 빠지다 to lose weight, 사랑에 빠지다 to fall in love, 물에 빠지다 to fall in the water.

Where you hear 빠지다

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

Korean · Advanced Level 3

  • 서류 하나가 빠져요. One paper is missing.
  • 제 이름이 빠졌어요. My name was left out.
  • 내일 회의에 빠질 거예요? Will you miss tomorrow's meeting?

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