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KOREAN VERB

용서하다

to forgive

  • #369 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI forgive
NegativeI don’t forgive

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI forgave
NegativeI didn’t forgive

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI forgive (respectfully)
PastI forgave (respectfully)
FutureI will forgive (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 용서하다

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

  1. Present

    엄마는 제 실수를 항상 용서해요.

    Mom always forgives my mistakes.

  2. Past

    친구가 먼저 사과해서 바로 용서했어요.

    My friend apologized first, so I forgave him right away.

  3. Future

    이번 한 번만 용서할 거예요.

    I'll forgive you just this once.

  4. Honorific

    할아버지는 제 거짓말을 금방 용서하셨어요.

    Grandpa quickly forgave my lie.

  5. Connectives

    용서하면 마음이 훨씬 편해질 거예요.

    If you forgive, you'll feel much lighter.

  6. Requests and commands

    그 사람을 이제 그냥 용서하세요.

    Just forgive that person now.

Good to know

  • 용서해 주세요 is the "please forgive me" of a real apology.

Where you hear 용서하다

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

Korean · Fluency Level 3

  • 손주는 뭐든 용서해요. A grandchild I forgive anything.
  • 어제 다 용서했어요. Yesterday I forgave it all.
  • 내일은 민준이도 용서할 거예요. Tomorrow I'll forgive Min-jun too.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.