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KOREAN VERB

연락하다

to contact

  • #302 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI contact
NegativeI don’t contact

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI contacted
NegativeI didn’t contact

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI contact (respectfully)
PastI contacted (respectfully)
FutureI will contact (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 연락하다

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

  1. Present

    저는 부모님께 매일 저녁 연락해요.

    I contact my parents every evening.

  2. Past

    어제 오랜만에 고등학교 친구한테 연락했어요.

    Yesterday I contacted a high-school friend after a long time.

  3. Future

    도착하면 바로 연락할 거예요.

    I'll contact you as soon as I arrive.

  4. Honorific

    할머니가 아침 일찍 연락하셨어요.

    Grandma got in touch early this morning.

  5. Connectives

    연락하고 싶었지만 번호가 없었어요.

    I wanted to get in touch, but I didn't have the number.

  6. Requests and commands

    문제가 생기면 언제든지 저한테 연락하세요.

    If a problem comes up, contact me any time.

Good to know

  • The person takes 에게, 한테 or 께: 친구한테 연락해요; 연락할게요 is "I'll be in touch".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.