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KOREAN VERB

숨기다

to hide (something)

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI hide
NegativeI don’t hide

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI hid
NegativeI didn’t hide

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI hide (respectfully)
PastI hid (respectfully)
FutureI will hide (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 숨기다

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

  1. Present

    저는 비상금을 책 사이에 숨겨요.

    I hide my emergency cash between books.

  2. Past

    엄마 생일 선물을 옷장에 숨겼어요.

    I hid Mom's birthday present in the wardrobe.

  3. Future

    민준이한테는 이 사실을 숨길 거예요.

    I'm going to keep this from Min-jun.

  4. Honorific

    할머니는 아프신 걸 가족에게 숨기셨어요.

    Grandma hid from the family that she was ill.

  5. Connectives

    감정을 숨기면 나중에 더 힘들어요.

    If you hide your feelings, it's harder later.

  6. Requests and commands

    저한테는 제발 아무것도 숨기지 마세요.

    Please don't hide anything from me.

Good to know

  • 숨기다 takes an object: 선물을 숨기다, 감정을 숨기다; 숨다 is hiding yourself.

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