Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI am born | |||
| NegativeI am not born |
KOREAN VERB
to be born
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI am born | |||
| NegativeI am not born |
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI was born | |||
| NegativeI was not born |
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will be born | |||
| NegativeI won’t be born |
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) |
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
우리 아기는 다음 달에 태어나요.
Our baby is born next month.
저는 이십 년 전에 부산에서 태어났어요.
I was born in Busan twenty years ago.
아기는 아마 봄에 태어날 거예요.
The baby will probably be born in spring.
할머니는 전쟁이 끝난 직후에 태어나셨어요.
Grandma was born right after the war ended.
저는 서울에서 태어났지만 대구에서 자랐어요.
I was born in Seoul but grew up in Daegu.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.