Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI am perfect | |||
| NegativeI am not perfect |
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 was perfect | |||
| NegativeI was not perfect |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will be perfect | |||
| NegativeI won’t be perfect |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI am perfect (respectfully) | ||
| PastI was perfect (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will be perfect (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) being perfect, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) being perfect, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I am perfect
- Because (-(으)니까) because I am perfect
- But (-지만) I am perfect, but…
How to use 완벽하다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
일라이 씨, 오늘 발음은 정말 완벽해요.
Eli, your pronunciation today is really perfect.
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Past
어제 저녁은 완벽했어요. 잘 먹었습니다.
Last night's dinner was perfect. Thank you for the meal.
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Future
한 번만 더 연습하면 완벽할 거예요.
One more practice and it'll be perfect.
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Honorific
어머님은 요리도 집안일도 정말 완벽하세요.
Mrs. Park, your cooking and your housekeeping are both just perfect.
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Connectives
발음은 완벽하지만 말이 조금 빨라요.
The pronunciation is perfect, but the speech is a little fast.
Good to know
- 완벽 is perfection itself; 완벽해요! is "perfect!", the praise after a good answer.
Where you hear 완벽하다
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Korean · Beginner Level 2
- 형, 발음이 완벽해. Eli, your pronunciation is perfect.
- 공연이 완벽했어요. The performance was perfect.
- 내일은 완벽할 거예요. Tomorrow it will be perfect.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.