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KOREAN VERB

울다

to cry

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI cry
NegativeI don’t cry

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI cried
NegativeI didn’t cry

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI cry (respectfully)
PastI cried (respectfully)
FutureI will cry (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 울다

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

  1. Present

    아기가 밤마다 울어요.

    The baby cries every night.

  2. Past

    영화가 슬퍼서 많이 울었어요.

    The movie was sad, so I cried a lot.

  3. Future

    그 소식을 들으면 수아 씨는 울 거예요.

    Su-a will cry if she hears that news.

  4. Honorific

    할머니가 옛날 사진을 보고 우셨어요.

    Grandma looked at old photos and cried.

  5. Connectives

    동생은 울고 저는 웃었어요.

    My little brother cried and I laughed.

  6. Requests and commands

    괜찮아요, 이제 울지 마세요.

    It's okay, don't cry anymore.

Good to know

  • 울다 drops its ㄹ in 웁니다 and 우세요; 울지 마세요 is don't cry.

Where you hear 울다

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

Korean · Beginner Level 3

  • 아기가 울어요. The baby is crying.
  • 엄마가 터미널에서 울었어. Mum cried at the terminal.
  • 그 영화 보고 울 거예요. You'll cry watching that film.

Korean · Intermediate Level 2

  • 아기가 울어요. The baby is crying.
  • 엄마가 터미널에서 울었어. Mum cried at the terminal.
  • 그 영화 보고 울 거예요. You'll cry watching that film.
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The bus terminal

Beginner Level 3 · 엄마, 울지 마. · 어머님, 울지 마세요. · 안 울어. 바람이야.

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Two in the morning

Intermediate Level 2 · 너라면 한 시간 전에 울었을 거야.

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We ask that you please be seated

Intermediate Level 2 · 그만하시기 바랍니다. 나 울어.

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What if I cry?

Intermediate Level 2 · 만약에 절할 때 울면 어떡해요? · 그럼 도윤 씨도 울어요. 괜찮아요.

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Namsan

Intermediate Level 3 · 엄마가 울 거야. 너희 엄마는?

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Tell us everything

Intermediate Level 3 · 전화했더니 엄마가 울었어요.

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The booklet

Advanced Level 3 · 밤에 세 번이나 울어요.

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Two hours of tunnels

Advanced Level 3 · 배고플수록 더 크게 울어.

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Feet in the East Sea

Advanced Level 3 · 발 넣을 때 엄마가 울 뻔했어요.

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Goodbye at Incheon

Advanced Level 3 · 매주 전화할 테니까 울지 마시래.

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The band's group chat

Fluency Level 1 · 그럼 우는 얼굴은?

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Su-a's dare

Fluency Level 1 · 네 발음이면 다 울어. 내기할까?

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And 3 more lessons.

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