Thankful in Korean: 고맙다’s meaning and pronunciation

Thankful in Korean, 고맙다 meaningThankful in Korean is 고맙다. For examples, you can use like [고맙다는 말, 고마운 사람]. In this post you will learn how to pronounce and use 고맙다 along with examples.

Basics

Word Part Chinese Sound
고맙다 adjective 고ː맙따

고맙다 Meaning

Meaning Explanation
thankful; grateful Pleased and wanting to return a favor to someone.

Examples

고맙다는 말.
Say thank you.
고마운 사람.
The thankful person.
나는 숙제를 도와준 동생이 고마워서 선물을 사 주었다.
I bought a present for my brother who helped me with my homework.
유민이는 자신이 어려울 때 도와준 친구에게 고맙다는 말을 전했다.
Yu-min said he thanked his friend for helping him when he was in trouble.

How to Conjugate 고맙다

① Formal High (합니다체)

Present    고맙습니다
Past    고마웠습니다
Past Perfect    고마웠었습니다
Future    고마울 것입니다
Condition    고맙겠습니다

② Informal High (해요체)

Present    고마워요
Past    고마웠어요
Past Perfect    고마웠었어요
Future    고마울 것이에요
Condition    고맙겠어요

③ Informal Low (해체)

Present    고마워
Past    고마웠어
Past Perfect    고마웠었어
Future    고마울 것이야
Condition    고맙겠어

④ Formal Low (한다체)

Present    고맙다
Past    고마웠다
Past Perfect    고마웠었다
Future    고마울 것이다
Condition    고맙겠다

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