KOREAN VERB

때리다

to hit, to beat

Conjugation

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

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI hit
NegativeI don’t hit

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI hit
NegativeI didn’t hit

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI will hit
NegativeI won’t hit

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

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI hit (respectfully)
PastI hit (respectfully)
FutureI will hit (respectfully)

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

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

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

Present

동생은 화가 나면 베개를 때려요.

When my little brother gets angry, he hits his pillow.
Past

모기가 물어서 팔을 탁 때렸어요.

A mosquito bit me, so I slapped my arm.
Future

저는 아이를 절대 안 때릴 거예요.

I'll never hit my child.
Honorific

할아버지는 옛날에도 아이들을 안 때리셨어요.

Even back then, Grandpa never hit children.
Connectives

북을 세게 때리면 소리가 더 커요.

If you hit the drum hard, the sound is louder.
Requests and commands

동생을 때리지 마, 말로 해.

Don't hit your little brother; use words.

때리다 is to hit someone or something on purpose; 맞다 is to get hit, and 치다 is to strike a ball or a drum.

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.