Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI do laundry | |||
| NegativeI don’t do laundry |
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI did laundry | |||
| NegativeI didn’t do laundry |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will do laundry | |||
| NegativeI won’t do laundry |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI do laundry (respectfully) | ||
| PastI did laundry (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will do laundry (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) doing laundry, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) doing laundry, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I do laundry
- Because (-(으)니까) because I do laundry
- But (-지만) I do laundry, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please do laundry
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please do laundry (formal)
- Plain command do laundry! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t do laundry
How to use 빨래하다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
저는 일주일에 두 번 빨래해요.
I do laundry twice a week.
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Past
어제는 이불까지 전부 다 빨래했어요.
Yesterday I washed everything, even the bedding.
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Future
내일 날씨가 좋으면 빨래할 거예요.
If the weather is good tomorrow, I'll do laundry.
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Honorific
할머니는 아직도 손으로 직접 빨래하세요.
Grandma still does the laundry by hand herself.
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Connectives
빨래하고 나서 커피를 한 잔 마셨어요.
After doing the laundry, I had a cup of coffee.
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Requests and commands
흰옷은 색깔 옷과 따로 빨래하세요.
Wash white clothes separately from colored ones.
Good to know
- 빨래 is both the laundry and the washing of it; 세탁기 is the washing machine, 세탁소 the cleaner's.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.