To put on; to wear (clothes) in Korean 🇰🇷

입다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Think of “입다” (ip-da) as “to get into” clothes, similar to how you “get into” a sweater – once you're dressed, you're "in" your clothes.
• Associate “입다” with “in” since its pronunciation “ip” sounds a bit like “in.”

Explanations:
• “입다” means “to put on” or “to wear” (clothes). It is used exclusively when referring to wearing garments.
• An alternative, more formal expression is “착용하다” (chak-yong-ha-da), which also means “to wear” but is generally used in formal or written contexts.
• Different wearable items use different verbs (e.g., “신다” [sin-da] for shoes, “쓰다” [sseu-da] for hats or glasses).

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• 착용하다 (chak-yong-ha-da) – to don or wear (formal)
• It’s important not to confuse “입다” with “쓰다” (to wear when referring to items like hats or glasses) or “신다” (to wear on the feet).

Conjugations:
Base Form: 입다 (ip-da)

Present Tense:
• Informal Low: 입어 (i-beo)
• Informal Polite: 입어 (i-beo) or 입어요 (i-beo-yo)
• Formal Polite: 입습니다 (ip-seum-ni-da)

Past Tense:
• Informal Polite: 입었어 (i-beo-sseo)
• Standard Polite: 입었어요 (i-beo-sseo-yo)
• Formal Polite: 입었습니다 (ip-eoss-seum-ni-da)

Future Tense:
• Informal Polite: 입을 거야 (i-beul geo-ya)
• Standard Polite: 입을 거예요 (i-beul geo-ye-yo)
• Formal Polite: 입을 것입니다 (ip-eul geo-sim-ni-da)

Examples of Usage:
1. Present:
 • “오늘 멋진 옷을 입어요.”
  (Romanized: “O-neul meot-jin o-teu-reul i-beo-yo.”)
  Meaning: “I’m wearing a stylish outfit today.”

2. Past:
 • “어제 파란 셔츠를 입었어요.”
  (Romanized: “Eo-je pa-ran syeo-cheu-reul i-beo-sseo-yo.”)
  Meaning: “I wore a blue shirt yesterday.”

3. Future:
 • “내일은 새 옷을 입을 거예요.”
  (Romanized: “Nae-il-eun sae o-teu-reul i-beul geo-ye-yo.”)
  Meaning: “I will wear new clothes tomorrow.”

4. Imperative (Casual Command):
 • “빨리 옷 입어!”
  (Romanized: “Ppal-li o-teu i-beo!”)
  Meaning: “Hurry up and get dressed!”

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