KOREAN VERB

신다

to put on, to wear (shoes, socks)

Conjugation

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

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI put on
NegativeI don’t put on

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI put on
NegativeI didn’t put on

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI will put on
NegativeI won’t put on

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

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI put on (respectfully)
PastI put on (respectfully)
FutureI will put on (respectfully)

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

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

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

Present

저는 회사에 갈 때 운동화를 신어요.

I wear trainers when I go to work.
Past

아침에 비가 와서 장화를 신었어요.

It was raining this morning, so I put on rubber boots.
Future

내일 결혼식에는 구두를 신을 거예요.

I'll wear dress shoes to the wedding tomorrow.
Honorific

할아버지는 집에서도 양말을 신으세요.

Grandpa wears socks even at home.
Connectives

새 신발을 신으니까 발이 아파요.

Because I'm wearing new shoes, my feet hurt.
Requests and commands

바닥이 차가우니까 양말을 꼭 신으세요.

The floor is cold, so be sure to put on socks.

Korean has a verb for each thing you wear: 신다 for shoes and socks, 입다 for clothes, 쓰다 for hats and glasses.

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Intermediate Level 2 · 남색이요. 갈색 구두는 신지 마세요.

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.