Help in Korean: 돕다’s meaning and pronunciation

Help in Korean, 돕다 meaningHelp in Korean is 돕다. For examples, you can use like [농사를 돕다, 설거지를 돕다]. In this post you will learn how to pronounce and use 돕다 along with examples.

Basics

Word Part Chinese Sound
돕다 verb 돕ː따

돕다 Meaning

Meaning Explanation
help; assist To help someone with his/her work or do something that supports him/her.

Examples

농사를 돕다.
help with farming
설거지를 돕다.
help with washing dishes
어머니는 나와 형에게 집에서 쉬는 날이면 집안일도 좀 도우라고 하셨다.
My mother told me and her brother to help with the housework on days off at home.
우리 과 학생들은 일손이 부족한 농촌의 농민을 도우려고 시골로 내려갔다.
Our students went down to the countryside to help farmers in rural areas who lack labor.

How to Conjugate 돕다

① Formal High (합니다체)

Present    돕습니다
Past    도왔습니다
Past Perfect    도왔었습니다
Future    도울 것입니다
Condition    돕겠습니다

② Informal High (해요체)

Present    도와요
Past    도왔어요
Past Perfect    도왔었어요
Future    도울 것이에요
Condition    돕겠어요

③ Informal Low (해체)

Present    도와
Past    도왔어
Past Perfect    도왔었어
Future    도울 것이야
Condition    돕겠어

④ Formal Low (한다체)

Present    돕는다
Past    도왔다
Past Perfect    도왔었다
Future    도울 것이다
Condition    돕겠다

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