Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI fail | |||
| NegativeI don’t fail |
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 failed | |||
| NegativeI didn’t fail |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will fail | |||
| NegativeI won’t fail |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI fail (respectfully) | ||
| PastI failed (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will fail (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) failing, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) failing, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I fail
- Because (-(으)니까) because I fail
- But (-지만) I fail, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please fail
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please fail (formal)
- Plain command fail! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t fail
How to use 실패하다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
처음에는 누구나 한두 번 실패해요.
Everyone fails once or twice at first.
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Past
첫 번째 사업은 완전히 실패했어요.
My first business failed completely.
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Future
준비 없이 가면 실패할 거예요.
If you go without preparing, you'll fail.
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Honorific
아버지도 젊을 때 사업에 한 번 실패하셨어요.
Dad also failed at a business once when he was young.
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Connectives
실패하면 그냥 다시 시작하면 돼요.
If you fail, you just start again.
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Requests and commands
이번에는 실패하지 마세요, 마지막 기회예요.
Don't fail this time; it's the last chance.
Good to know
- 실패하다 takes 에 like 성공하다; failing an exam is 시험에 떨어지다, not 실패하다.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.