To import in Korean 🇰🇷

수입하다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Associate 수입하다 (suip-hada) with the English word “import” by noting that the first syllable “수입” (suip) sounds like “shoot up,” as if goods are "shooting up" into the country.
• Remember the common trade pair 수입 (import) and 수출 (export) to anchor its meaning.

Explanation:
• 수입하다 is a verb meaning “to import” goods or items from another country.
• It is used in business and trade contexts, often referring to bringing products into a country.

Other Words with Similar Meaning:
• 들여오다 (deulyeooda) – to bring in; can be used in some contexts to imply importing, though it is less formal and more general.

Conjugations of 수입하다:
Infinitive (dictionary form): 수입하다 (suip-hada)
• Present Tense:
 – Informal low: 수입해 (suip-hae)
 – Informal polite: 수입해요 (suip-hae-yo)
 – Formal high: 수입합니다 (suip-ham-ni-da)
• Past Tense:
 – Informal low: 수입했다 (suip-haet-da)
 – Informal polite: 수입했어요 (suip-haet-seo-yo)
 – Formal high: 수입하였습니다 (suip-ha-yeot-seum-ni-da)
• Future Tense:
 – Informal low: 수입할 거야 (suip-hal geo-ya)
 – Informal polite: 수입할 거예요 (suip-hal geo-ye-yo)
 – Formal high: 수입할 것입니다 (suip-hal geo-sim-ni-da)

Example Sentences:
1. “나는 해외에서 신선한 과일을 수입해.”
 Romanization: “Naneun haeoeseo sinseonhan gwail-eul suip-hae.”
 Translation: “I import fresh fruits from overseas.”
2. “그 회사는 이번 분기에 많은 전자제품을 수입했어요.”
 Romanization: “Geu hoesaneun ibun bungi-e manheun jeonjajeombeul suip-haet-seo-yo.”
 Translation: “That company imported many electronics this quarter.”
3. “내년에 이 도시는 새로운 기술을 수입할 거예요.”
 Romanization: “Naenyeone i dosineun saeroun gisul-eul suip-hal geo-ye-yo.”
 Translation: “Next year, this city is going to import new technology.”

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