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KOREAN VERB

쓰러지다

to collapse

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI collapse
NegativeI don’t collapse

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI collapsed
NegativeI didn’t collapse

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will collapse
NegativeI won’t collapse

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI collapse (respectfully)
PastI collapsed (respectfully)
FutureI will collapse (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 쓰러지다

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

  1. Present

    태풍이 오면 큰 나무들도 쓰러져요.

    When a typhoon comes, even big trees fall down.

  2. Past

    친구가 더위 때문에 길에서 쓰러졌어요.

    My friend collapsed on the street because of the heat.

  3. Future

    그렇게 일하면 언젠가 쓰러질 거예요.

    If you work like that, one day you'll collapse.

  4. Honorific

    할머니가 오늘 아침에 부엌에서 쓰러지셨어요.

    Grandma collapsed in the kitchen this morning.

  5. Connectives

    바람에 간판이 쓰러져서 길을 막았어요.

    The sign fell over in the wind and blocked the road.

  6. Requests and commands

    밥 꼭 드세요, 쓰러지지 마세요.

    Be sure to eat, don't collapse on us.

Good to know

  • 쓰러지다 is for a person who faints or a tree that falls; 넘어지다 is to trip and fall.

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