Give and take in Korean 🇰🇷

주고받는 중이에요 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Break it down into its parts: “주다” means “to give” and “받다” means “to receive.” The connector “고” links them into “give and receive.”
• The ending “중이에요” indicates that something is in progress (“in the middle of”).
• The phrase can be remembered as “we’re in the process of exchanging,” which emphasizes the mutual nature of the action.

Explanation:
“주고받는 중이에요” is derived from the compound verb “주고받다” (to exchange or give and take). The form “주고받는” is the adjectival (modifier) form, and “중이에요” literally means “in the middle of.” Together, they imply that the giving and receiving is currently happening.

Other Similar Words:
• 교환하다 (gyohwanhada) – means “to exchange.”
• 주고받다 (jugobatda) – is often used colloquially in place of more formal terms.
• 상호 작용하다 (sangho jagyonghada) – means “to interact” but can imply mutual exchange in some contexts.

Conjugations of “주고받다”:
• Dictionary (Infinitive) Form: 주고받다 (jugobatda) – “to exchange”
• Present (Simple) Form: 주고받아요 (jugobatayo) – “exchange” (polite present)
• Present Progressive: 주고받고 있어요 (jugobatgo isseoyo) – “am/is/are exchanging”
• Past Form: 주고받았어요 (jugobatasseoyo) – “exchanged”
• Future Form: 주고받을 거예요 (jugobadeul geoyeyo) – “will exchange”

Example Sentences:
1. 우리는 선물을 주고받아요.
(Ulineun seonmureul jugobatayo.)
“We exchange gifts.”

2. 친구들과 연락을 주고받고 있어요.
(Chingudeulgwa yeonrageul jugobatgo isseoyo.)
“I am exchanging messages with friends.”

3. 지난 주말에 정보를 주고받았어요.
(Jinan jumare jeongboreul jugobatasseoyo.)
“We exchanged information last weekend.”

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