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KOREAN VERB

따다

to take (a name) from a word; to pick (fruit, a flower)

  • Verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI take from a word
NegativeI don’t take from a word

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI took from a word
NegativeI didn’t take from a word

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will take from a word
NegativeI won’t take from a word

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI take from a word (respectfully)
PastI took from a word (respectfully)
FutureI will take from a word (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

  1. Please (-(으)세요) please take from a word
  2. Formal request (-(으)십시오) please take from a word (formal)
  3. Plain command take from a word! (casual)
  4. Please don’t please don’t take from a word

How to use 따다

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

  1. Present

    가을마다 할머니 댁 마당에서 감을 따요.

    Every autumn we pick persimmons in Grandma's yard.

  2. Past

    가게 이름은 딸 이름에서 땄어요.

    The shop's name was taken from our daughter's name.

  3. Future

    올해는 꼭 운전 면허를 딸 거예요.

    This year I'll get my driving licence for sure.

  4. Honorific

    할아버지가 아침에 밭에서 고추를 따셨어요.

    Grandpa picked peppers in the field this morning.

  5. Connectives

    딸기를 따서 바로 그 자리에서 먹었어요.

    We picked the strawberries and ate them right there.

  6. Requests and commands

    꽃은 보기만 하고 따지 마세요.

    Just look at the flowers, don't pick them.

Good to know

  • 따다 picks and takes off: 사과를 따다, 병뚜껑을 따다, and 자격증을 따다 is to earn a licence.

Where you hear 따다

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

Korean · Advanced Level 2

  • 이름은 좋은 말에서 따요. A name is taken from a good word.
  • 하늘의 은혜에서 땄어요. We took it from grace from above.
  • 가을에 감을 딸 거야. In autumn I'll pick the persimmons.

Korean · Fluency Level 2

  • 이름은 좋은 말에서 따요. A name is taken from a good word.
  • 하늘의 은혜에서 땄어요. We took it from grace from above.
  • 가을에 감을 딸 거야. In autumn I'll pick the persimmons.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.