Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI repair | |||
| NegativeI don’t repair |
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 repaired | |||
| NegativeI didn’t repair |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will repair | |||
| NegativeI won’t repair |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI repair (respectfully) | ||
| PastI repaired (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will repair (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) repairing, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) repairing, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I repair
- Because (-(으)니까) because I repair
- But (-지만) I repair, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please repair
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please repair (formal)
- Plain command repair! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t repair
How to use 수리하다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
저희 아버지는 오래된 시계를 수리해요.
My father repairs old watches.
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Past
지난주에 자전거를 수리했어요.
Last week I repaired my bike.
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Future
내일 기사님이 와서 보일러를 수리할 거예요.
Tomorrow the technician will come and repair the boiler.
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Honorific
김 사장님이 직접 문을 수리하셨어요.
Mr. Kim repaired the door himself.
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Connectives
수리하면 새것보다 돈이 더 들어요.
If you repair it, it costs more than a new one.
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Requests and commands
버리지 말고 한번 수리하세요.
Don't throw it away, get it repaired.
Good to know
- 고치다 is the everyday "fix"; 수리하다 is the repair shop's word, as in 수리 센터.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.