KOREAN VERB

씻다

to wash

Conjugation

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

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI wash
NegativeI don’t wash

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI washed
NegativeI didn’t wash

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

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

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI wash (respectfully)
PastI washed (respectfully)
FutureI will wash (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

집에 오면 먼저 손을 씻어요.

When I get home, first I wash my hands.
Past

저녁 먹고 제가 그릇을 다 씻었어요.

After dinner I washed all the dishes.
Future

먼저 야채를 씻을 거예요. 그다음에 썰어요.

First I'll wash the vegetables. Then I slice them.
Honorific

할머니께서 아침에 사과를 깨끗이 씻으셨어요.

Grandma washed the apples clean this morning.
Connectives

손을 깨끗이 씻고 식탁에 앉으세요.

Wash your hands well and sit at the table.
Requests and commands

민준아, 밥 먹기 전에 손 씻어.

Min-jun, wash your hands before eating.