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KOREAN VERB

사인하다

to sign

  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI sign
NegativeI don’t sign

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI signed
NegativeI didn’t sign

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI sign (respectfully)
PastI signed (respectfully)
FutureI will sign (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 사인하다

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

  1. Present

    외국인은 여기에 이름을 쓰고 사인해요.

    Foreigners write their name here and sign.

  2. Past

    어제 은행에서 서류 세 장에 사인했어요.

    Yesterday at the bank I signed three papers.

  3. Future

    계약서는 내일 학교에서 사인할 거예요.

    I'll sign the contract tomorrow at school.

  4. Honorific

    김 선생님, 이 서류에 사인하셨어요?

    Mr. Kim, did you sign this paper?

  5. Connectives

    사인하면 통장을 바로 받을 수 있어요.

    If you sign, you can get the bankbook right away.

  6. Requests and commands

    여기 아래에 이름을 쓰고 사인하세요.

    Write your name here below and sign.

Good to know

  • 사인 is the English "sign"; 여기에 사인하세요 is "sign here", and the paper you sign is 서류.

Where you hear 사인하다

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

Korean · Beginner Level 2

  • 손님은 여기에 사인해요. The customer signs here.
  • 어제 은행에서 사인했어요. Yesterday I signed at the bank.
  • 내일 계약서에 사인할 거예요. Tomorrow I'll sign the contract.

Korean · Intermediate Level 2

  • 손님은 여기에 사인해요. The customer signs here.
  • 어제 은행에서 사인했어요. Yesterday I signed at the bank.
  • 내일 계약서에 사인할 거예요. Tomorrow I'll sign the contract.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.