make a living in Korean is 먹고살다. For examples, you can use like [먹고사는 일, 먹고살 권리]. In this post you will learn how to pronounce and use 먹고살다 along with examples.
Basics
| Word | Part | Chinese | Sound |
| 먹고살다 | verb | — | 먹꼬살다 |
먹고살다 Meaning
| Meaning | Explanation |
| make a living | To lead one’s life by making money. |
How to Conjugate 먹고살다
① Formal High (합니다체)
| Present |  먹고삽니다 |
| Past | 먹고살았습니다 |
| Past Perfect | 먹고살았었습니다 |
| Future | 먹고살 것입니다 |
| Condition | 먹고살겠습니다 |
② Informal High (해요체)
| Present | 먹고살아요 |
| Past | 먹고살았어요 |
| Past Perfect | 먹고살았었어요 |
| Future | 먹고살 것이에요 |
| Condition | 먹고살겠어요 |
③ Informal Low (해체)
| Present | 먹고살아 |
| Past | 먹고살았어 |
| Past Perfect | 먹고살았었어 |
| Future | 먹고살 것이야 |
| Condition | 먹고살겠어 |
④ Formal Low (한다체)
| Present | 먹고산다 |
| Past | 먹고살았다 |
| Past Perfect | 먹고살았었다 |
| Future | 먹고살 것이다 |
| Condition | 먹고살겠다 |
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