베끼다 Korean verb conjugation

to copy

TOPIK 5 5급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Every form of 베끼다 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
베끼는
아/어Infinitive
베껴
-으니Since
베끼니
합니다Formal
베낍니다

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.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 베껴요베낍니다베껴베낀다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 베꼈어요베꼈습니다베꼈어베꼈다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 베끼겠어요베끼겠습니다베끼겠어베끼겠다
-을 것이다Going to 베낄 거예요베낄 것입니다베낄 거야베낄 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 베껴요?베낍니까?베껴?베끼니?
과거Past 베꼈어요?베꼈습니까?베꼈어?베꼈니?

명령Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 베끼세요베끼십시오베껴베껴라
청유Let's 베껴요베낍시다베껴베끼자

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 베껴요안 베낍니다안 베껴안 베낀다
-지 않다Not (long) 베끼지 않아요베끼지 않습니다베끼지 않아베끼지 않는다
Cannot 못 베껴요못 베낍니다못 베껴못 베낀다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 베끼세요베끼십니다베끼셔베끼신다
과거Past 베끼셨어요베끼셨습니다베끼셨어베끼셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
베끼는
과거Past
베낀
미래Future
베낄
회상Used to
베끼던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
베끼고
-게-ly / so that
베끼게
-어서so / and then
베껴서
-으니까since
베끼니까
-으면if / when
베끼면
-지만but
베끼지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
베끼는데
-어도even if
베껴도

진행In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 베끼고 있어요베끼고 있습니다베끼고 있어베끼고 있다
과거Was doing 베끼고 있었어요베끼고 있었습니다베끼고 있었어베끼고 있었다

문형Sentence patterns

How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.

예문In real sentences

From the dictionary, each with its translation.

그러니까 사실은 국제연합이 우리를 베낀 거예요.

So really, the United Nations just copied us.

상황을 베껴야 합니다.

Rip off the stuff that matters.

네 거 좀 베끼자

Let me copy off you.

온갖 제품을 다 베껴

They steal all kinds of products.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 베끼다 in Korean?

베끼다 (to copy) is 베껴요 in the polite 해요체, 베낍니다 in formal 합니다체, 베껴 in casual 반말 and 베낀다 in the plain written style. The past is 베꼈어요.

What is the past tense of 베끼다?

베꼈어요 in everyday polite speech, 베꼈습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 베껴 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 베끼다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 베낍니다, 베껴, 베끼니 all keep 베끼 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 베끼다?

5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.

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