KOREAN VERB

서두르다

to rush, to hurry

Conjugation

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

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI rush
NegativeI don’t rush

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI rushed
NegativeI didn’t rush

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

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

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI rush (respectfully)
PastI rushed (respectfully)
FutureI will rush (respectfully)

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

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

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

Present

저는 아침마다 지각할까 봐 서둘러요.

Every morning I rush for fear of being late.
Past

어제는 정말 서둘렀는데도 기차를 놓쳤어요.

Yesterday I really hurried, yet still missed the train.
Future

비행기 시간 때문에 내일은 서두를 거예요.

Because of the flight time, I'll hurry tomorrow.
Honorific

할머니는 약속이 있으면 항상 서두르세요.

Grandma always hurries when she has an appointment.
Connectives

서두르면 실수가 많아지니까 천천히 해요.

If you rush you make more mistakes, so take it slow.
Requests and commands

서두르지 마세요, 기차는 십 분 뒤예요.

Don't rush, the train is in ten minutes.

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

Fluency Level 1 · 후렴부터, 가볍게. 서두르지 말고.

Fluency Level 1 · 천 년이 일주일이야. 처음부터, 서두르지 말고.

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.