Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI do homework | |||
| NegativeI don’t do homework |
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI did homework | |||
| NegativeI didn’t do homework |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will do homework | |||
| NegativeI won’t do homework |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI do homework (respectfully) | ||
| PastI did homework (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will do homework (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) doing homework, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) doing homework, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I do homework
- Because (-(으)니까) because I do homework
- But (-지만) I do homework, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please do homework
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please do homework (formal)
- Plain command do homework! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t do homework
How to use 숙제하다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
수아는 저녁 먹고 바로 숙제해요.
Su-a does her homework right after dinner.
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Past
어제 밤 열두 시까지 숙제했어요.
Last night I did homework till twelve.
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Future
내일 아침에 학교 도서관에서 숙제할 거예요.
Tomorrow morning I'll do my homework at the school library.
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Honorific
어머님, 오늘 영어 학원 숙제하셨어요?
Mrs. Park, did you do your English class homework today?
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Connectives
먼저 숙제하고 그다음에 친구하고 놀 거예요.
First I'll do my homework, and then I'll play with my friends.
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Requests and commands
수아야, 텔레비전 끄고 얼른 숙제해.
Su-a, turn off the TV and do your homework now.
Good to know
- 숙제 is the homework itself: 숙제가 많아요, I have a lot of homework; 숙제했어요, I did it.
Where you hear 숙제하다
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Korean · Beginner Level 2
- 저는 저녁에 숙제해요. I do my homework in the evening.
- 어제 숙제했어요, 선생님. I did my homework yesterday, teacher.
- 내일 아침에 숙제할 거예요. Tomorrow morning I'll do my homework.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.