Make (imperative) in Korean 🇰🇷

만들어 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Think of 만들다 as “man doing” something – imagine someone actively “making” or “creating” with their hands.
• The sound “만들어” resembles “making” when you say it quickly, linking the idea to the English word “make.”

Explanations:
• 만들다 is the basic verb meaning “to make” or “to create.”
• 만들어 is the informal imperative form used to tell someone “Make it!” in a casual context.
• It can be used both for physical creation (like making food) and abstract creation (like making a plan).

Synonyms/Similar Words:
• 제작하다 (jejakhada) – typically used in contexts of manufacturing or production.
• 창조하다 (changjohada) – used for “create” in a more artistic or abstract sense.
• 조립하다 (joriphada) – used when assembling parts together.

Conjugations of 만들다:
• Dictionary Form (Infinitive): 만들다 (mandeulda)
• Present Tense:
 – Informal: 만들어 (mandeureo) or 만들어요 (mandeureoyo)
 – Formal: 만듭니다 (mandeumnida)
• Past Tense:
 – Informal: 만들었어 (mandeureosseo)
 – Formal: 만들었습니다 (mandeureosseumnida)
• Future Tense:
 – Informal: 만들 거야 (mandeul geoya)
 – Formal: 만들 겁니다 (mandeul geomnida)
• Imperative:
 – Informal: 만들어 (mandeureo)
 – Polite: 만드세요 (mandeuseyo)
 – Formal: 만드십시오 (mandeusipsio)

Examples of Sentences:
• "Make your homework!"
 – Korean: 숙제를 만들어!
 – Romanized: Sukjereul mandeureo!
• "Please make dinner tonight."
 – Korean: 오늘 저녁을 만드세요.
 – Romanized: Oneul jeonyeogeul mandeuseyo.
• "I made a cake yesterday."
 – Korean: 나는 어제 케이크를 만들었어.
 – Romanized: Naneun eoje keikeureul mandeureosseo.
• "They will make a movie next year."
 – Korean: 그들은 내년에 영화를 만들 거야.
 – Romanized: Geudeureun naenyeon-e yeonghwareul mandeul geoya.

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