Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI love | |||
| NegativeI don’t love |
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 loved | |||
| NegativeI didn’t love |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will love | |||
| NegativeI won’t love |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI love (respectfully) | ||
| PastI loved (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will love (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) loving, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) loving, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I love
- Because (-(으)니까) because I love
- But (-지만) I love, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please love
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please love (formal)
- Plain command love! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t love
How to use 사랑하다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
저는 제 가족을 정말 사랑해요.
I really love my family.
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Past
그 두 사람은 서로를 정말 사랑했어요.
Those two really loved each other.
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Future
저는 이 도시를 평생 사랑할 거예요.
I'll love this city all my life.
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Honorific
할머니는 손주들을 세상 누구보다 사랑하세요.
Grandma loves her grandchildren more than anyone in the world.
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Connectives
서울을 사랑하지만 가끔 고향이 그리워요.
I love Seoul, but sometimes I miss home.
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Requests and commands
다른 사람보다 자기 자신을 먼저 사랑하세요.
Love yourself before anyone else.
Good to know
- 사랑해요 is said to a person; "I love this food" is usually 이 음식을 정말 좋아해요.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.