Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI leave work | |||
| NegativeI don’t leave work |
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 left work | |||
| NegativeI didn’t leave work |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will leave work | |||
| NegativeI won’t leave work |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI leave work (respectfully) | ||
| PastI left work (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will leave work (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) leaving work, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) leaving work, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I leave work
- Because (-(으)니까) because I leave work
- But (-지만) I leave work, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please leave work
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please leave work (formal)
- Plain command leave work! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t leave work
How to use 퇴근하다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
우리 회사는 보통 여섯 시에 퇴근해요.
At our company we usually leave work at six.
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Past
어제는 일이 많아서 열 시에 퇴근했어요.
Yesterday there was a lot of work, so I left at ten.
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Future
오늘은 일찍 퇴근할 거예요, 약속이 있어요.
I'll leave work early today; I have plans.
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Honorific
부장님은 오늘 여섯 시도 전에 퇴근하셨어요.
The manager left today before it was even six.
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Connectives
퇴근하고 같이 저녁 먹으러 갈래요?
Want to go for dinner together after work?
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Requests and commands
오늘은 여기까지 하고 일찍 퇴근하세요.
Stop here for today and go home early.
Good to know
- 출근하다 is going to work and 퇴근하다 leaving it; 퇴근길 is the way home from work and 야근하다 is to work late.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.