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KOREAN VERB

생각하다

to think

  • #49 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI think
NegativeI don’t think

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI thought
NegativeI didn’t think

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI think (respectfully)
PastI thought (respectfully)
FutureI will think (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 생각하다

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

  1. Present

    저는 한국어가 일본어보다 쉽다고 생각해요.

    I think Korean is easier than Japanese.

  2. Past

    처음에는 민준 씨 말이 농담이라고 생각했어요.

    At first I thought what Min-jun said was a joke.

  3. Future

    이번 주말에 천천히 생각할 거예요.

    I'll think it over slowly this weekend.

  4. Honorific

    아버지는 이 일을 어떻게 생각하세요?

    Father, what do you think of this?

  5. Connectives

    하루 종일 생각했지만 답을 못 찾았어요.

    I thought all day, but I couldn't find an answer.

  6. Requests and commands

    말하기 전에 한 번 더 생각해.

    Think once more before you speak.

Good to know

  • What you think about takes 을/를 or 에 대해, and -다고 생각해요 is "I think that…".

Where you hear 생각하다

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

Korean · Advanced Level 1

  • 저는 오월이 좋다고 생각해요. I think May is good.
  • 어제 밤새 생각했어요. I thought about it all last night.
  • 내일까지 생각해 볼게요. I'll think it over by tomorrow.
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The wedding hall

Advanced Level 1 · 결혼식은 몇 월에 생각하세요?

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A tip from the vice-principal

Advanced Level 1 · 제가 할 만하다고 생각하십니까?

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The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.