Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI am special | |||
| NegativeI am not special |
Conjugation
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Past
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI was special | |||
| NegativeI was not special |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will be special | |||
| NegativeI won’t be special |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI am special (respectfully) | ||
| PastI was special (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will be special (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) being special, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) being special, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I am special
- Because (-(으)니까) because I am special
- But (-지만) I am special, but…
How to use 특별하다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
오늘 밤은 저한테 아주 특별해요.
Tonight is very special for me.
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Past
할머니 생신 파티는 정말 특별했어요.
Grandma's birthday party was really special.
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Future
올해 크리스마스는 정말 특별할 거예요.
This Christmas will be really special.
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Honorific
우리 할머니는 저한테 정말 특별하세요.
My grandma is really special to me.
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Connectives
특별하지만 비싸지 않은 선물을 찾아요.
I'm looking for a gift that's special but not expensive.
Good to know
- 특별히 is "especially, specially": 특별히 준비했어요.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.