Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI am fast | |||
| NegativeI am not fast |
KOREAN VERB
빠르다
to be fast
- #101 most used
- Descriptive verb
Conjugation
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Past
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI was fast | |||
| NegativeI was not fast |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will be fast | |||
| NegativeI won’t be fast |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI am fast (respectfully) | ||
| PastI was fast (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will be fast (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) being fast, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) being fast, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I am fast
- Because (-(으)니까) because I am fast
- But (-지만) I am fast, but…
How to use 빠르다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
서울 지하철은 버스보다 훨씬 빨라요.
The Seoul subway is much faster than the bus.
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Past
부산 가는 기차가 생각보다 빨랐어요.
The train to Busan was faster than I thought.
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Future
이 시간에는 택시가 더 빠를 거예요.
At this hour a taxi will be faster.
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Honorific
우리 할머니는 걸음이 아직도 빠르세요.
My grandma still walks fast.
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Connectives
지하철이 더 빠르니까 지하철로 가요.
The subway is faster, so let's take the subway.
Good to know
- 빨리 is the adverb, fast or quickly: 빨리 와요, come quickly.
Where you hear 빠르다
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Korean · Beginner Level 2
- 이 노래는 너무 빨라요. This song is too fast.
- 어제 지하철이 빨랐어요. Yesterday the subway was fast.
- 내일 기차는 빠를 거예요. Tomorrow the train will be fast.
Korean · Beginner Level 3
- 이 노래는 너무 빨라요. This song is too fast.
- 어제 지하철이 빨랐어요. Yesterday the subway was fast.
- 내일 기차는 빠를 거예요. Tomorrow the train will be fast.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.