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KOREAN VERB

뽑다

to pull out; to print out (a certificate), to draw (a number)

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI pull out
NegativeI don’t pull out

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI pulled out
NegativeI didn’t pull out

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will pull out
NegativeI won’t pull out

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI pull out (respectfully)
PastI pulled out (respectfully)
FutureI will pull out (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 뽑다

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

  1. Present

    은행에 가면 먼저 번호표를 뽑아요.

    When you go to the bank, you first take a number ticket.

  2. Past

    주민센터에서 서류를 두 장 뽑았어요.

    I printed two documents at the community centre.

  3. Future

    오늘 오후에 사랑니를 뽑을 거예요.

    This afternoon I'm having a wisdom tooth pulled.

  4. Honorific

    할머니는 마당의 잡초를 다 뽑으셨어요.

    Grandma pulled all the weeds in the yard.

  5. Connectives

    번호표를 뽑고 의자에 앉아서 기다렸어요.

    I took a number ticket and sat down to wait.

  6. Requests and commands

    증명서는 저기 기계에서 직접 뽑으세요.

    Print the certificate yourself from that machine over there.

Good to know

  • 뽑다 is pulling a weed or a tooth, printing a certificate from a machine, drawing a number ticket, and picking someone for a job.

Where you hear 뽑다

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

Korean · Advanced Level 1

  • 증명서는 여기서 뽑아요. Certificates are printed out here.
  • 결혼증명서를 세 부 뽑았어요. I printed three copies of the marriage certificate.
  • 내일 번호표를 뽑을 거예요. Tomorrow I'll draw a queue number.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.