앉다 Korean verb conjugation
to sit, to sit down
Every form of 앉다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 앉는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 앉아
- -으니Since
- 앉으니
- 합니다Formal
- 앉습니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 앉아요 | 앉습니다 | 앉아 | 앉는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 앉았어요 | 앉았습니다 | 앉았어 | 앉았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 앉겠어요 | 앉겠습니다 | 앉겠어 | 앉겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 앉을 거예요 | 앉을 것입니다 | 앉을 거야 | 앉을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 앉아요? | 앉습니까? | 앉아? | 앉니? |
| 과거Past | 앉았어요? | 앉았습니까? | 앉았어? | 앉았니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 앉으세요 | 앉으십시오 | 앉아 | 앉아라 |
| 청유Let's | 앉아요 | 앉읍시다 | 앉아 | 앉자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 앉아요 | 안 앉습니다 | 안 앉아 | 안 앉는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 앉지 않아요 | 앉지 않습니다 | 앉지 않아 | 앉지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 앉아요 | 못 앉습니다 | 못 앉아 | 못 앉는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 앉으세요 | 앉으십니다 | 앉으셔 | 앉으신다 |
| 과거Past | 앉으셨어요 | 앉으셨습니다 | 앉으셨어 | 앉으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 앉는
- 과거Past
- 앉은
- 미래Future
- 앉을
- 회상Used to
- 앉던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 앉고
- -게-ly / so that
- 앉게
- -어서so / and then
- 앉아서
- -으니까since
- 앉으니까
- -으면if / when
- 앉으면
- -지만but
- 앉지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 앉는데
- -어도even if
- 앉아도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 앉고 있어요 | 앉고 있습니다 | 앉고 있어 | 앉고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 앉고 있었어요 | 앉고 있었습니다 | 앉고 있었어 | 앉고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에 앉다
- 1이 2에/로 앉다
- 1이 앉다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
톰은 앉고 싶어하지 않아.
Tom doesn't want to sit down.
나는 앉지 않을 거야.
I'm not going to sit down.
좋습니다. 모두 앉아 주세요.
OK, you can all sit down.
스티브씨 여기 앉으세요, 좋습니다.
OK, Steve, I want you to take a seat, right behind here. Excellent.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 앉다 in Korean?
앉다 (to sit, to sit down) is 앉아요 in the polite 해요체, 앉습니다 in formal 합니다체, 앉아 in casual 반말 and 앉는다 in the plain written style. The past is 앉았어요.
What is the past tense of 앉다?
앉았어요 in everyday polite speech, 앉았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 앉아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 앉다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 앉습니다, 앉아, 앉으니 all keep 앉 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 앉다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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