Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI imagine | |||
| NegativeI don’t imagine |
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 imagined | |||
| NegativeI didn’t imagine |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will imagine | |||
| NegativeI won’t imagine |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI imagine (respectfully) | ||
| PastI imagined (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will imagine (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) imagining, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) imagining, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I imagine
- Because (-(으)니까) because I imagine
- But (-지만) I imagine, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please imagine
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please imagine (formal)
- Plain command imagine! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t imagine
How to use 상상하다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
저는 가끔 제주도에서 사는 모습을 상상해요.
Sometimes I imagine myself living on Jeju Island.
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Past
어릴 때 저는 우주 여행을 자주 상상했어요.
As a kid I often imagined space travel.
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Future
아이들은 이야기를 들으면서 그림을 상상할 거예요.
The kids will imagine pictures as they listen to the story.
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Honorific
할머니는 젊었을 때 이런 세상을 상상하셨어요?
Grandma, did you imagine a world like this when you were young?
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Connectives
눈을 감고 바다를 상상하면 마음이 편해져요.
If you close your eyes and imagine the sea, you feel calm.
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Requests and commands
눈을 감고 조용한 숲을 상상하세요.
Close your eyes and imagine a quiet forest.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.