운전하다 — drive
drive
Explanation
운전하다 means “drive.” This page gives the polite conversation set: present, past, future, progressive, desire (-고 싶어요), and a please form — not only the bare dictionary 다 form.
Conjugation notes for 운전하다: Regular X하다 pattern (해요 / 했어요 / 할 거예요).
Put 운전하다 in real frames with time (지금/어제/내일), place (학교/집/카페), and object particles when needed. Charts without sentences do not stick.
Drill path: say 운전해요 three times → full sentence with 지금 → switch to 운전했어요 with 어제 → 운전할 거예요 with 내일. Then open the interactive conjugator for any hesitation.
Next step: link a vocabulary leaf, a grammar ending page (-아요/어요, -고 있다), and keep speech levels consistent across the sentence.
운전하다 is taught here as “drive.” Learners often stop at a flashcard gloss; real fluency needs collocations, speech level, and one or two sentences you can actually say today.
Listen to the Hangul, shadow it once slowly, then once at natural speed. If romanization helps the first day, turn it off the second day so your eyes lock onto 운전하다, not Latin letters.
Connect this page to nearby Chamelingo lessons and tools. Isolated tips do not stick; a graph of vocabulary + grammar + speaking does. Use the related links at the bottom to keep walking the graph.
When you can explain “운전하다 — drive” in one plain English sentence and produce one new Korean example without looking, you are ready to move on — then review again within 24 hours.
Key lines to keep: Present: 운전해요 · Past: 운전했어요 · Future: 운전할 거예요 · Progressive: 운전하고 있어요. Copy one into your notes and reuse it in a different place or time expression tonight.
Examples
지금 운전해요
Right now — drive (present polite).
Default conversation form.
어제 운전했어요
Yesterday — drive (past polite).
내일 운전할 거예요
Tomorrow — will drive.
저는 운전하고 싶어요
I want to drive.
Mini dialogue
A: 지금 운전해요?
A: … right now? (drive)
B: 네, 운전하고 있어요
B: Yes — ongoing (drive).
Key lines
- Present: 운전해요
- Past: 운전했어요
- Future: 운전할 거예요
- Progressive: 운전하고 있어요
- Want to: 운전하고 싶어요
- Please: 운전해 주세요
Common mistakes
- Do not attach 요 to the bare dictionary form 운전하다 without conjugating.
- Do not mix speech levels mid-sentence — keep polite endings consistent.
- Do not invent irregular forms for 운전하다 when a reliable conjugator disagrees.
How to practice
- Cover the table aloud: present → past → future → progressive.
- Write three original sentences with 운전하다 using time words.
- Open the interactive conjugator tool page and re-check any form you hesitated on.
Check yourself
Question 1 of 2
What is the present polite form of 운전하다?
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