Bought (polite) in Korean 🇰🇷

샀어요 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Associate "샀어요" with "saw" in English to recall that it sounds like you “saw” something purchased.
• Remember that it comes from "사다" (sa-da, “to buy”) so if you hear “사–”, think of buying.

Explanations:
• "샀어요" is the past tense, polite form of "사다" (to buy).
• It indicates that someone bought something in the past in a respectful or neutral tone.

Other Words with the Same Meaning:
• 구입했어요 (gu-ib-haet-seo-yo) – This is another polite expression meaning “bought” or “purchased.”

Conjugations of "사다":
• Dictionary (Infinitive) form: 사다 (sa-da) – “to buy”
• Present Tense (polite): 사요 (sa-yo) – “buy(s)”
  Example: 저는 책을 사요. (jeo-neun chaeg-eul sa-yo. – “I buy a book.”)
• Past Tense (polite): 샀어요 (sasseo-yo) – “bought”
  Example: 어제 새 신발을 샀어요. (eo-je sae sin-bal-eul sasseo-yo. – “I bought new shoes yesterday.”)
• Future Tense (polite): 살 거예요 (sal geo-ye-yo) – “will buy”
  Example: 내일 과일을 살 거예요. (nae-il gwa-il-eul sal geo-ye-yo. – “I will buy fruits tomorrow.”)
• Formal Present: 삽니다 (sam-ni-da) – “buy” (used in formal contexts)
  Example: 회사에서 차량을 삽니다. (hoe-sa-e-seo cha-ryang-eul sam-ni-da. – “The company buys cars.”)

Example Sentences:
• I bought a book.
  → 책을 샀어요. (chaeg-eul sasseo-yo.)
• He bought a computer.
  → 그는 컴퓨터를 샀어요. (geu-neun keom-pyu-teo-reul sasseo-yo.)
• We bought tickets for the concert.
  → 우리는 콘서트 티켓을 샀어요. (u-ri-neun kon-seo-teu ti-ket-eul sasseo-yo.)

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