Drive in Korean 🇰🇷

운전하다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Break down 운전하다 into 운전 (unjeon) meaning “driving” and 하다 (hada) meaning “to do.” Think of it as “to do driving” which is the Korean way of expressing “to drive.”
• The sound “unjeon” can be remembered by associating it with “run” (a related form of movement) even though it means drive; this playful link can help recall its pronunciation.

Explanations:
• 운전하다 (unjeonhada) is a verb meaning “to drive.” It combines the noun 운전 (driving) with 하다 (to do).
• It is used for driving vehicles such as cars, buses, etc.
• More casual and colloquial ways to say “to drive” include 차를 몰다 (chareul molda), which literally means “to steer a car.”

Synonymous Expressions:
• 차를 몰다 (chareul molda) – “to drive a car” (more colloquial)
• 자동차를 운전하다 (jadongchareul unjeonhada) – “to drive a car”

Conjugations (using the informal polite and formal styles):

Infinitive: 운전하다 (unjeonhada) – to drive

Present Tense:
• Informal polite: 운전해 (unjeonhae) – It means “(I/you/he/she) drive(s)”
• Formal polite: 운전합니다 (unjeonhamnida)

Past Tense:
• Informal polite: 운전했어 (unjeonhaesseo) – “drove”
• Formal polite: 운전했습니다 (unjeonhaesseumnida)

Future Tense:
• Informal polite: 운전할 거야 (unjeonhal geoya) – “will drive”
• Formal polite: 운전할 것입니다 (unjeonhal geosimnida)

Example Sentences:
1. “I drove to work yesterday.”
• Korean: 나는 어제 일하러 운전했어.
• Romanized: Naneun eoje ilhareo unjeonhaesseo.

2. “He is driving his car now.”
• Korean: 그는 지금 차를 운전하고 있어요.
• Romanized: Geuneun jigeum chareul unjeonhago isseoyo.

3. “She will drive to the airport tomorrow.”
• Korean: 그녀는 내일 공항까지 운전할 거야.
• Romanized: Geunyeoneun naeil gonghangkkaji unjeonhal geoya.

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