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KOREAN VERB

뿌리다

to sprinkle

  • Verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI sprinkle
NegativeI don’t sprinkle

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI sprinkled
NegativeI didn’t sprinkle

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI sprinkle (respectfully)
PastI sprinkled (respectfully)
FutureI will sprinkle (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 뿌리다

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

  1. Present

    마지막에 참깨를 조금 위에 뿌려요.

    At the end, sprinkle a little sesame on top.

  2. Past

    샐러드에 소금을 너무 많이 뿌렸어요.

    I sprinkled too much salt on the salad.

  3. Future

    떡 위에 설탕을 조금 뿌릴 거예요.

    I'll sprinkle a little sugar on the rice cakes.

  4. Honorific

    할머니께서 아침에 밭에 물을 뿌리셨어요.

    Grandma sprayed water on the field this morning.

  5. Connectives

    파를 뿌리고 바로 뚜껑을 덮으세요.

    Sprinkle the spring onion and put the lid on right away.

  6. Requests and commands

    소금은 조금만 뿌리세요. 너무 짜요.

    Sprinkle just a little salt. It's too salty.

Good to know

  • 뿌리다 goes with 소금, 설탕, 참깨 and 물, and with a spray too: 향수를 뿌리다, to put on perfume.

Where you hear 뿌리다

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

Korean · Beginner Level 2

  • 배추에 소금을 뿌려요. I sprinkle salt on the cabbage.
  • 소금을 많이 뿌렸어요. I sprinkled a lot of salt.
  • 내일은 고춧가루를 뿌릴 거야. Tomorrow we'll sprinkle the chilli powder.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.