Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI stand up | |||
| NegativeI don’t stand up |
Conjugation
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Past
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI stood up | |||
| NegativeI didn’t stand up |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will stand up | |||
| NegativeI won’t stand up |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI stand up (respectfully) | ||
| PastI stood up (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will stand up (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) standing up, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) standing up, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I stand up
- Because (-(으)니까) because I stand up
- But (-지만) I stand up, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please stand up
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please stand up (formal)
- Plain command stand up! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t stand up
How to use 세우다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
저는 매년 일월에 새 계획을 세워요.
Every January I make new plans.
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Past
저는 편의점 앞에 차를 잠깐 세웠어요.
I stopped the car in front of the convenience store for a moment.
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Future
다음 달에 여행 계획을 세울 거예요.
Next month I'll make a travel plan.
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Honorific
할아버지는 마당에 나무 기둥을 세우셨어요.
Grandpa put up a wooden post in the yard.
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Connectives
계획을 먼저 세우고 바로 공부를 시작했어요.
I made a plan first and started studying right away.
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Requests and commands
여기에 차를 세우지 마세요, 버스 정류장이에요.
Don't stop the car here, it's a bus stop.
Good to know
- 세우다 is to make something stand: 차를 세우다 is to stop or park a car, 계획을 세우다 to make a plan.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.