Korean grammar · Level 2 · 2급
V-아/어 주다
Doing something for someone
-아/어 주다 means doing something for someone. Take the 해요 form, drop 요 and add 주다: 기다려요 → 기다려 주세요. When the person you do it for is older, senior or a customer, 주다 becomes 드리다: 전해 드릴게요.
| When | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| asking a favour | -아/어 주세요 | 알려 주세요 · 전해 주세요 |
| offering | -아/어 줄게요 | 사진을 찍어 줄게요 |
| for someone you respect | -아/어 드리다 | 전해 드릴게요 · 남겨 드릴까요? |
Examples
전화번호를 알려 주세요.
Please tell me your phone number.
제가 사진을 찍어 줄게요.
I'll take a photo for you.
할머니께 편지를 읽어 드렸어요.
I read the letter to my grandmother.
Practise it in context · Level 2, Unit 6
Hello, may I speak to Ms Kim?
A dialogue with audio, practice that checks itself, Hoya’s mistakes, a reading and a writing task.
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