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KOREAN VERB

서다

to stand, to stop (of a bus, a train)

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI stand
NegativeI don’t stand

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI stood
NegativeI didn’t stand

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI stand (respectfully)
PastI stood (respectfully)
FutureI will stand (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 서다

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

  1. Present

    이 버스는 시청 앞에 서요?

    Does this bus stop in front of City Hall?

  2. Past

    표를 사려고 한 시간이나 줄을 섰어요.

    I stood in line a whole hour to buy tickets.

  3. Future

    기차는 다음 역에서 오 분 동안 설 거예요.

    The train will stop for five minutes at the next station.

  4. Honorific

    교장 선생님이 무대 앞에 서셨어요.

    The principal stood in front of the stage.

  5. Connectives

    오늘 지하철에서 서서 책을 읽었어요.

    Today I read a book standing on the subway.

  6. Requests and commands

    안전을 위해 노란 선 뒤에 서세요.

    For your safety, stand behind the yellow line.

Good to know

  • 줄을 서다 is to stand in line; the bus 서요 by itself, but you 세워요 it, to stop it.

Where you hear 서다

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

Korean · Advanced Level 3

  • 버스가 학교 앞에 서요. The bus stops in front of the school.
  • 사진 찍을 때 뒤에 섰어요. I stood at the back for the photo.
  • 내일은 형이 가운데에 설 거예요. Tomorrow Eli will stand in the middle.

Korean · Fluency Level 3

  • 버스가 학교 앞에 서요. The bus stops in front of the school.
  • 사진 찍을 때 뒤에 섰어요. I stood at the back for the photo.
  • 내일은 형이 가운데에 설 거예요. Tomorrow Eli will stand in the middle.
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The hundredth day

Advanced Level 3 · 다 상 뒤에 서세요.

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Ready

Fluency Level 3 · 육 년 줄 서고, 이게 전부입니까?

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