Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI succeed | |||
| NegativeI don’t succeed |
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 succeeded | |||
| NegativeI didn’t succeed |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will succeed | |||
| NegativeI won’t succeed |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI succeed (respectfully) | ||
| PastI succeeded (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will succeed (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) succeeding, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) succeeding, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I succeed
- Because (-(으)니까) because I succeed
- But (-지만) I succeed, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please succeed
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please succeed (formal)
- Plain command succeed! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t succeed
How to use 성공하다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
우리 형은 하는 일마다 성공해요.
My older brother succeeds at everything he does.
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Past
드디어 다이어트에 성공했어요, 오 킬로 뺐어요.
I finally succeeded at my diet; I lost five kilos.
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Future
이번 사업은 꼭 성공할 거예요.
This business is definitely going to succeed.
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Honorific
할아버지는 작은 가게로 시작해서 크게 성공하셨어요.
Grandpa started with a small shop and became very successful.
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Connectives
성공하면 부모님께 집을 사 드릴 거예요.
If I succeed, I'll buy my parents a house.
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Requests and commands
서울에서 꼭 성공하세요, 제가 응원할게요.
Be sure to make it in Seoul; I'm rooting for you.
Good to know
- 성공하다 takes 에: 다이어트에 성공하다, 사업에 성공하다; the opposite is 실패하다.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.