Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI am new | |||
| NegativeI am not new |
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 was new | |||
| NegativeI was not new |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will be new | |||
| NegativeI won’t be new |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI am new (respectfully) | ||
| PastI was new (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will be new (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) being new, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) being new, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I am new
- Because (-(으)니까) because I am new
- But (-지만) I am new, but…
How to use 새롭다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
서울에서는 매일 모든 게 새로워요.
In Seoul everything is new every day.
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Past
첫 출근 날은 모든 게 새로웠어요.
On my first day at work everything was new.
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Future
그 소식은 할머니께도 새로울 거예요.
That news will be new to Grandma too.
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Honorific
할머니는 이 동네가 아직 새로우세요.
This neighborhood is still new to Grandma.
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Connectives
회사 일은 새롭지만 정말 재미있어요.
The work at the company is new, but really fun.
Good to know
- 새롭다 is new as in fresh or unfamiliar (새로운 경험); a brand-new thing takes 새 in front: 새 차.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.