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KOREAN VERB

실수하다

to make a mistake

  • #468 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI make a mistake
NegativeI don’t make a mistake

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI made a mistake
NegativeI didn’t make a mistake

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will make a mistake
NegativeI won’t make a mistake

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI make a mistake (respectfully)
PastI made a mistake (respectfully)
FutureI will make a mistake (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 실수하다

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

  1. Present

    저는 피곤하면 일할 때 자꾸 실수해요.

    When I'm tired, I keep making mistakes at work.

  2. Past

    처음이라서 계산할 때 실수했어요.

    It was my first time, so I made a mistake at the register.

  3. Future

    연습 안 하면 무대에서 실수할 거예요.

    If you don't practice, you'll make mistakes on stage.

  4. Honorific

    김 사장님도 바쁠 때는 가끔 실수하세요.

    Even Mr. Kim makes mistakes sometimes when he's busy.

  5. Connectives

    주문을 실수해서 손님한테 바로 사과했어요.

    I got the order wrong, so I apologized to the customer right away.

  6. Requests and commands

    숫자를 쓸 때 실수하지 마세요.

    Don't make mistakes when writing the numbers.

Good to know

  • 실수 is a slip, not a crime: 실수로 is by mistake, 제 실수예요 is my bad.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.