Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI am bored | |||
| NegativeI am not bored |
Conjugation
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Past
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI was bored | |||
| NegativeI was not bored |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will be bored | |||
| NegativeI won’t be bored |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI am bored (respectfully) | ||
| PastI was bored (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will be bored (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) being bored, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) being bored, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I am bored
- Because (-(으)니까) because I am bored
- But (-지만) I am bored, but…
How to use 심심하다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
주말에 혼자 집에 있으면 심심해요.
I get bored when I'm home alone on the weekend.
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Past
어제는 비가 와서 하루 종일 심심했어요.
Yesterday it rained, so I was bored all day.
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Future
휴대폰이 없으면 정말 심심할 거예요.
Without a phone, you'll be really bored.
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Honorific
할머니는 집에 혼자 계시면 심심하세요.
Grandma gets bored when she's home alone.
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Connectives
심심하면 언제든지 저한테 전화 주세요.
If you're bored, call me any time.
Good to know
- 심심하다 is bored with nothing to do; 지루하다 is bored by something dull.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.