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KOREAN VERB

태어나다

to be born

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am born
NegativeI am not born

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was born
NegativeI was not born

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will be born
NegativeI won’t be born

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI am born (respectfully)
PastI was born (respectfully)
FutureI will be born (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

How to use 태어나다

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

  1. Present

    우리 아기는 다음 달에 태어나요.

    Our baby is born next month.

  2. Past

    저는 이십 년 전에 부산에서 태어났어요.

    I was born in Busan twenty years ago.

  3. Future

    아기는 아마 봄에 태어날 거예요.

    The baby will probably be born in spring.

  4. Honorific

    할머니는 전쟁이 끝난 직후에 태어나셨어요.

    Grandma was born right after the war ended.

  5. Connectives

    저는 서울에서 태어났지만 대구에서 자랐어요.

    I was born in Seoul but grew up in Daegu.

Good to know

  • 태어나다 goes with the place and the year: 서울에서 태어났어요, 봄에 태어났어요.

Where you hear 태어나다

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

Korean · Advanced Level 3

  • 사월에 아기가 많이 태어나요. Many babies are born in April.
  • 하은이는 서울에서 태어났어요. Ha-eun was born in Seoul.
  • 아기는 유월에 태어날 거예요. The baby will be born in June.

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