앉다

to sit, to sit down

TOPIK 1 1급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
앉는
아/어Infinitive
앉아
-으니Since
앉으니
합니다Formal
앉습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 앉아요앉습니다앉아앉는다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 앉았어요앉았습니다앉았어앉았다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 앉겠어요앉겠습니다앉겠어앉겠다
-을 것이다Going to 앉을 거예요앉을 것입니다앉을 거야앉을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 앉아요?앉습니까?앉아?앉니?
과거Past 앉았어요?앉았습니까?앉았어?앉았니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 앉으세요앉으십시오앉아앉아라
청유Let's 앉아요앉읍시다앉아앉자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 앉아요안 앉습니다안 앉아안 앉는다
-지 않다Not (long) 앉지 않아요앉지 않습니다앉지 않아앉지 않는다
못Cannot 못 앉아요못 앉습니다못 앉아못 앉는다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 앉으세요앉으십니다앉으셔앉으신다
과거Past 앉으셨어요앉으셨습니다앉으셨어앉으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
앉는
과거Past
앉은
미래Future
앉을
회상Used to
앉던

Joining 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

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 앉고 있어요앉고 있습니다앉고 있어앉고 있다
과거Was doing 앉고 있었어요앉고 있었습니다앉고 있었어앉고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

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.

Common 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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