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주다 conjugation

to give · juda · sounds like [주다]

Short answer: “To give” in Korean is 주다 (juda). Polite present: 줘요 (jwoyo); past: 줬어요 (jwosseoyo); future: 줄 거예요. It is regular.

Opposite: 받다 — to receive

Respect form: 드리다 — humble “to give” to someone you respect

주다 in sentences

All forms of 주다

Present
Polite (해요) is the everyday safe choice; formal (합니다) is for news, announcements and work; casual (반말) is for close friends and younger people.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-아/어요줘요[줘요]jwoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다줍니다[줌니다]jumnida
casual-아/어줘[줘]jwo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다준다[준다]junda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?줍니까?[줌니까]jumnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요주고 있어요[주고 이써요]jugo isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요줬어요[줘써요]jwosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다줬습니다[줟씀니다]jwotseumnida
casual-았/었어줬어[줘써]jwosseo
plain (written)-았/었다줬다[줟따]jwotda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요줄 거예요[줄 꺼예요]jul geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다줄 겁니다[줄 껌니다]jul geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야줄 거야[줄 꺼야]jul geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다주겠습니다[주겓씀니다]jugetseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …안 줘요[안 줘요]an jwoyo
did not안 …았/었어요안 줬어요[안 줘써요]an jwosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요주지 않아요[주지 아나요]juji anayo
cannot못 …못 줘요[몯 쭤요]mot jwoyo
Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
honorific — present-(으)세요주세요[주세요]juseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요주셨어요[주셔써요]jusyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다주십니다[주심니다]jusimnida
Requests
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
please …-(으)세요주세요[주세요]juseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요줘 주세요[줘 주세요]jwo juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요주지 마세요[주지 마세요]juji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다줍시다[줍씨다]jupsida
let’s … (casual)-자주자[주자]juja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라줘라[줘라]jwora
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고주고[주고]jugo
… so / and then-아/어서줘서[줘서]jwoseo
if …-(으)면주면[주면]jumyeon
… but-지만주지만[주지만]jujiman
because …-(으)니까주니까[주니까]junikka
… and / but (background)-는데주는데[주는데]juneunde
even if …-아/어도줘도[줘도]jwodo
while …-(으)면서주면서[주면서]jumyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고주려고[주려고]juryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러주러[주러]jureo
before …-기 전에주기 전에[주기 저네]jugi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에준 후에[준 후에]jun hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는주는[주는]juneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ준[준]jun
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ줄[줄]jul
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요주고 싶어요[주고 시퍼요]jugo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요줄 수 있어요[줄 쑤 이써요]jul su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요줄 수 없어요[줄 쑤 업써요]jul su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요줘야 해요[줘야 해요]jwoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요줘도 돼요[줘도 돼요]jwodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요주면 안 돼요[주면 안 돼요]jumyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기주기[주기]jugi

How 주다 changes

주 ends in a vowel, so 주 + 아/어 becomes 줘 → 줘요, 줬어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 주면, 줄. 주다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “give” in Korean?

“To give” is 주다 (juda), pronounced [주다]. In a sentence: 친구에게 선물을 줬어요. — I gave my friend a present.

What is the past tense of 주다?

줬어요 (jwosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 주다 (“to give”). Formal: 줬습니다; casual: 줬어.

How do you say 주다 politely?

Everyday polite: 줘요 (jwoyo). Formal: 줍니다. Casual, with close friends: 줘.

How do you say “I want to give” in Korean?

주고 싶어요 (jugo sipeoyo), pronounced [주고 시퍼요].

Is 주다 irregular?

No. 주 ends in a vowel, so 주 + 아/어 becomes 줘 → 줘요, 줬어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 주면, 줄. 주다 is regular.

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