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Vergangenheit

Vergangenheitsbildung: -았/었/했어요 mit Vokalharmonie

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Schau dir diese Beispiele an. Kannst du das grammatische Muster erkennen?

어제 학교에 갔어요.

Ich bin gestern zur Schule gegangen.

점심을 먹었어요.

Ich habe zu Mittag gegessen.

영화를 봤어요.

Ich habe einen Film gesehen.

주말에 뭐 했어요?

Was hast du am Wochenende gemacht?

Achte auf die hervorgehobenen Teile. Was haben sie gemeinsam?

과거 시제 — Past Tense

The past tense in Korean uses -았/었/했 + 어요. The vowel harmony rules are the same as present tense — just add ㅆ (ssang-siot) to the ending.

Formation:

Last vowelPresentPast
ㅏ or ㅗ-아요-어요
Other vowels-어요-어요
하다-해요-어요

Examples:

DictionaryPresentPast
가다 (go)가요갔어요 (가+았→갔)
먹다 (eat)먹어요먹었어요
오다 (come)와요왔어요 (오+았→왔)
마시다 (drink)마셔요마셨어요
공부하다 (study)공부해요공부했어요
보다 (see)봐요봤어요 (보+았→봤)

Pattern: If you know the present tense form, the past is easy — just insert ㅆ before 어요:

  • 가요 → 가 + ㅆ + 어요 = 갔어요
  • 먹어요 → 먹 + 었 + 어요 = 먹었어요
  • 해요 → 했어요

Negative past: 안 + past, or stem + 지 않았어요: 안 갔어요 / 가지 않았어요 (didn't go).

Learners who know the present tense usually pick up past tense quickly — it follows the same vowel harmony. Main errors are contraction mistakes. 🇬🇧 English speakers: English past tense has many irregular forms (go→went, eat→ate). Korean past tense is much more regular — the same rules apply to almost all verbs. Just add ㅆ. 🇩🇪 German speakers: German Perfekt (habe gemacht, bin gegangen) is a two-word construction. Korean's single-suffix past tense is simpler. No auxiliary needed.

Häufige Fehlermuster

Applied wrong vowel harmony in past tense (았 vs 었)

Same rule as present: ㅏ/ㅗ → 았어요, others → 었어요, 하다 → 했어요

Failed to contract past tense correctly

Past contractions: 가+았→갔, 오+았→왔, 보+았→봤, 마시+었→마셨, 하+였→했

어제 학교에 갔어요.

Ich bin gestern zur Schule gegangen.

가다 Vergangenheit: 가 + 았어요 → 갔어요 (Kontraktion).

점심을 먹었어요.

Ich habe zu Mittag gegessen.

먹다 Vergangenheit: 먹 + 었어요 → 먹었어요. Keine Kontraktion (Konsonantenstamm).

영화를 봤어요.

Ich habe einen Film gesehen.

보다 Vergangenheit: 보 + 았어요 → 봤어요 (ㅗ+ㅏ→ㅘ + ㅆ).

주말에 뭐 했어요?

Was hast du am Wochenende gemacht?

하다 Vergangenheit: 했어요. Alle 하다-Verben werden zu ~했어요.

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