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KOREAN VERB

타다

to get on, to take (a bus, a train, a taxi)

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI get on
NegativeI don’t get on

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI got on
NegativeI didn’t get on

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will get on
NegativeI won’t get on

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI get on (respectfully)
PastI got on (respectfully)
FutureI will get on (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 타다

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

  1. Present

    저는 회사에 갈 때 버스를 타요.

    I take the bus when I go to work.

  2. Past

    어제는 늦어서 택시를 탔어요.

    Yesterday I was late, so I took a taxi.

  3. Future

    부산까지 기차를 탈 거예요.

    I'll take the train to Busan.

  4. Honorific

    할머니는 버스보다 지하철을 자주 타세요.

    Grandma takes the subway more often than the bus.

  5. Connectives

    버스를 타고 삼십 분쯤 가요.

    Take the bus and go about thirty minutes.

  6. Requests and commands

    여기서 칠백 번 버스를 타세요.

    Take bus number 700 here.

Good to know

  • What you ride takes 을/를: 버스를 타요, 지하철을 타요; 타다 is also to ride a bike or to ski.

Where you hear 타다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Beginner Level 1

  • 저는 매일 지하철을 타요. I take the subway every day.
  • 어제 버스를 탔어요. I took the bus yesterday.
  • 내일 택시를 탈 거예요. I'm going to take a taxi tomorrow.

Korean · Beginner Level 2

  • 저는 매일 지하철을 타요. I take the subway every day.
  • 어제 버스를 탔어요. I took the bus yesterday.
  • 내일 택시를 탈 거예요. I'm going to take a taxi tomorrow.
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The subway with Ji-yeong

Beginner Level 1 · 지하철 타요. · 이 호선이에요. 홍대입구역에서 타요.

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The frozen river

Beginner Level 2 · 버스 탈까요?

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Moving day

Beginner Level 3 · 타. 가자.

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The beach

Beginner Level 3 · 자전거 탈 줄 알아요?

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The weekend in order

Intermediate Level 1 · 경주 밤 버스? 타.

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Two in the morning

Intermediate Level 2 · 저라면 택시 탈 거예요.

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The seal

Intermediate Level 2 · 뛰더라도 지하철 타세요.

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Arrivals at Incheon

Advanced Level 3 · 어머니가 먼저 타래요.

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A night at the jjimjilbang

Fluency Level 1 · 첫차 타고

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The ring in the taxi

Fluency Level 2 · 신부가 망원에서 탔어.

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The school dog

Fluency Level 2 · 개가 안 했더라면 비행기 탔을 텐데요.

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Grandma's train

Fluency Level 2 · 나 기차에 탔잖아. 그게 별이야.

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