Guard in Korean: 지키다’s meaning and pronunciation

Guard in Korean, 지키다 meaningGuard in Korean is 지키다. For examples, you can use like [가정을 지키다, 가족을 지키다]. In this post you will learn how to pronounce and use 지키다 along with examples.

Basics

Word Part Chinese Sound
지키다 verb 지키다

지키다 Meaning

Meaning Explanation
guard; defend To prevent something from the loss of wealth, profit, safety, etc., or protecting against external aggression.

Examples

가정을 지키다.
keep home
가족을 지키다.
protect your family.

How to Conjugate 지키다

① Formal High (합니다체)

Present    지킵니다
Past    지켰습니다
Past Perfect    지켰었습니다
Future    지킬 것입니다
Condition    지키겠습니다

② Informal High (해요체)

Present    지켜요
Past    지켰어요
Past Perfect    지켰었어요
Future    지킬 것이에요
Condition    지키겠어요

③ Informal Low (해체)

Present    지켜
Past    지켰어
Past Perfect    지켰었어
Future    지킬 것이야
Condition    지키겠어

④ Formal Low (한다체)

Present    지킨다
Past    지켰다
Past Perfect    지켰었다
Future    지킬 것이다
Condition    지키겠다

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