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KOREAN VERB

연락드리다

to contact, to get in touch with (humble, someone respected)

  • 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 연락드리다

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

  1. Present

    중요한 일은 부장님께 바로 연락드려요.

    For important matters I contact the manager right away.

  2. Past

    어제 저녁에 교수님께 이메일로 연락드렸어요.

    Yesterday evening I contacted the professor by email.

  3. Future

    결과가 나오면 제가 바로 연락드릴 거예요.

    As soon as the result is out, I'll get in touch.

  4. Honorific

    사장님께는 김 부장님이 직접 연락드리셨어요.

    Mr. Kim, the manager, contacted the boss himself.

  5. Connectives

    먼저 연락드리고 나서 찾아뵙는 게 좋아요.

    It's better to get in touch first and then go and visit.

  6. Requests and commands

    가기 전에 할머니께 먼저 연락드리세요.

    Before you go, contact Grandma first.

Good to know

  • 연락드리다 is 연락하다 said upward, with the person taking 께; 다시 연락드리겠습니다 is the office's "we'll be in touch".

Where you hear 연락드리다

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

Korean · Advanced Level 1

  • 매주 교감 선생님께 연락드려요. Every week I get in touch with the vice-principal.
  • 어제 교장 선생님께 연락드렸어요. Yesterday I contacted the principal.
  • 내일 어머님께 연락드릴 거예요. Tomorrow I'll get in touch with Mother.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.