Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI float | |||
| NegativeI don’t float |
KOREAN VERB
to float, to rise (an egg on water, the sun)
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현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI float | |||
| NegativeI don’t float |
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI floated | |||
| NegativeI didn’t float |
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will float | |||
| NegativeI won’t float |
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI float (respectfully) | ||
| PastI floated (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will float (respectfully) |
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
여름에는 해가 아주 일찍 떠요.
In summer the sun rises very early.
오래된 달걀이 물 위에 떴어요.
The old egg floated to the top of the water.
내일은 다섯 시 반에 해가 뜰 거예요.
Tomorrow the sun will rise at half past five.
할아버지는 수영장에서 가만히 잘 뜨세요.
Grandpa floats easily, lying still in the pool.
달이 뜨면 바다로 산책 가요.
When the moon rises, let's walk down to the sea.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.