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13 Apr 2018
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Korean
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why do some koreans sometimes leave verbs with 다 at the end? I thought you always have to conjugate them
why do some koreans sometimes leave verbs with 다 at the end? I thought you always have to conjugate them
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because it looks more formal and polite than '요'. 했어요 vs 했습니다. people who is in/went to army use '다' a lot at the end of verb. 알았어요vs 알았습니다.
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