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흠을 잡다

Verb

heumeul japda

to find fault

chercher des défauts ; critiquer ; trouver des défauts

Conjugation

Casual반말 — between close friends

Polite해요체 — standard politeness

Formal합쇼체 — very formal

Casual

Polite

Formal

Present

흠을 잡아요

heumeul jabayo

I catch a flaw

—

흠을 잡습니다

heumeul japseumnida

I catch a flaw

Past

흠을 잡았어요

heumeul jabasseoyo

I caught a flaw

—

흠을 잡았습니다

heumeul jabatseumnida

I caught a flaw

Future

흠을 잡을 거예요

heumeul jabeul geoyeyo

I will catch a flaw

—

흠을 잡을 것입니다

heumeul jabeul geosimnida

I will catch a flaw

Present

Casual
흠을 잡아요
heumeul jabayo
I catch a flaw
Polite
—
Formal
흠을 잡습니다
heumeul japseumnida
I catch a flaw

Past

Casual
흠을 잡았어요
heumeul jabasseoyo
I caught a flaw
Polite
—
Formal
흠을 잡았습니다
heumeul jabatseumnida
I caught a flaw

Future

Casual
흠을 잡을 거예요
heumeul jabeul geoyeyo
I will catch a flaw
Polite
—
Formal
흠을 잡을 것입니다
heumeul jabeul geosimnida
I will catch a flaw

Other forms

Examples

그는 항상 다른 사람의 흠을 잡는다.
geuneun hangsang dareun saram-ui heumeul japneunda.
He always finds fault with others.

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