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Heard/listened in Korean 🇰🇷


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heard/listened 들었어
How to say “heard/listened” in Korean? “들었어”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “들었어” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on heard/listened in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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들었어 info.

Tips to remember the word:
• Think of 듣다 (deutda) as “to listen” or “to hear.” The past ending “-었어” (eosseo) attaches to form 들었어 (deureosseo), meaning “heard.” You can remember it by imagining you “listened” (들었어) to something interesting.

Explanations:
• 들었어 is the casual past tense form of 듣다.
• It is used when speaking informally with someone you’re familiar with.
• The stem 듣- becomes 들- when conjugated in the past tense.

Other words/phrases with similar meaning:
• 청취했어 (cheongchwihesseo) – a more formal term for “listened to” (used in contexts such as media or official reports).
• 들었다 (deureotda) – the plain form stating that someone “heard” or “listened.”

Verb conjugations for 듣다 (to listen):

• Infinitive: 듣다 (deutda)
• Present tense:
 - Informal Low: 들어 (deureo) – “listen” or “listens” (short command/statement)
 - Informal Polite: 들어요 (deureoyo) – “listen” or “listens”
• Past tense:
 - Informal Low: 들었어 (deureosseo) – “heard” or “listened”
 - Informal Polite: 들었어요 (deureosseoyo)
• Future tense:
 - Informal Low: 들을 거야 (deureul geoya) – “will listen”
 - Informal Polite: 들을 거예요 (deureul geoyeyo)
• Imperative:
 - Informal: 들어 (deureo) – “listen!”
 - Formal: 들으세요 (deureuseyo) – “please listen”

Example sentences:
• I heard the song.
 Korean: 노래를 들었어.
 Romanized: Noraereul deureosseo.
• Did you listen to what I said?
 Korean: 내 말 들었어?
 Romanized: Nae mal deureosseo?
• He will listen to the lecture.
 Korean: 그는 강의를 들을 거야.
 Romanized: Geuneun ganguireul deureul geoya.
• Please listen carefully.
 Korean: 조심히 들어.
 Romanized: Josimhi deureo.

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