To use in Korean 🇰🇷

이용하다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Think of 이용하다 (iyonghada) as “to use” in a utilitarian sense. The syllable “이용” (iyong) sounds like “use” and can remind you of “utilize.”
• Associate it with scenarios like using services or resources, which is its common context.

Explanations:
• 이용하다 means “to use” or “to make use of” something, often referring to services, systems, or resources.
• It is slightly different from simply using an object; it conveys the idea of deliberately making use of an available resource.

Synonyms:
• 사용하다 (sayonghada) – more general term for “use” in everyday situations.
• 활용하다 (hwaryonghada) – emphasizes “making effective use of” something.

Conjugations (using standard polite and formal forms):

Dictionary Form (Infinitive):
• 이용하다 (iyonghada)

Present Tense:
• Informal Polite: 이용해요 (iyonghaeyo) – “I use/use it.”
• Formal/Declarative: 이용합니다 (iyonghamnida)

Past Tense:
• Informal Polite: 이용했어요 (iyonghaesseoyo) – “I used/used it.”
• Formal: 이용했습니다 (iyonghaetseumnida)

Future Tense:
• Informal Polite: 이용할 거예요 (iyonghal geoyeyo) – “I will use.”
• Formal: 이용할 것입니다 (iyonghal geosimnida)

Examples of Sentences:
1. 저는 도서관 서비스를 이용해요.
(Jeoneun doseogwan seobiseureul iyonghaeyo.)
→ I use the library services.

2. 어제 그 프로그램을 이용했어요.
(Eoje geu peurogeuraemeul iyonghaesseoyo.)
→ I used that program yesterday.

3. 내일 우리는 무료 앱을 이용할 거예요.
(Naeil urineun muryo aebeureul iyonghal geoyeyo.)
→ Tomorrow we will use the free app.

4. 회사는 새로운 기술을 이용합니다.
(Hoesaneun saeroun gisureul iyonghamnida.)
→ The company uses new technology.

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