복받치다 Korean verb conjugation
to well up
Every form of 복받치다 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
- 복받치는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 복받쳐
- -으니Since
- 복받치니
- 합니다Formal
- 복받칩니다
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 | 복받쳐요 | 복받칩니다 | 복받쳐 | 복받친다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 복받쳤어요 | 복받쳤습니다 | 복받쳤어 | 복받쳤다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 복받치겠어요 | 복받치겠습니다 | 복받치겠어 | 복받치겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 복받칠 거예요 | 복받칠 것입니다 | 복받칠 거야 | 복받칠 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 복받쳐요? | 복받칩니까? | 복받쳐? | 복받치니? |
| 과거Past | 복받쳤어요? | 복받쳤습니까? | 복받쳤어? | 복받쳤니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 복받치세요 | 복받치십시오 | 복받쳐 | 복받쳐라 |
| 청유Let's | 복받쳐요 | 복받칩시다 | 복받쳐 | 복받치자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 복받쳐요 | 안 복받칩니다 | 안 복받쳐 | 안 복받친다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 복받치지 않아요 | 복받치지 않습니다 | 복받치지 않아 | 복받치지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 복받쳐요 | 못 복받칩니다 | 못 복받쳐 | 못 복받친다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 복받치세요 | 복받치십니다 | 복받치셔 | 복받치신다 |
| 과거Past | 복받치셨어요 | 복받치셨습니다 | 복받치셨어 | 복받치셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 복받치는
- 과거Past
- 복받친
- 미래Future
- 복받칠
- 회상Used to
- 복받치던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 복받치고
- -게-ly / so that
- 복받치게
- -어서so / and then
- 복받쳐서
- -으니까since
- 복받치니까
- -으면if / when
- 복받치면
- -지만but
- 복받치지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 복받치는데
- -어도even if
- 복받쳐도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 복받치고 있어요 | 복받치고 있습니다 | 복받치고 있어 | 복받치고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 복받치고 있었어요 | 복받치고 있었습니다 | 복받치고 있었어 | 복받치고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2가 복받치다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
24시간 내내 감정에 복받쳤어
It's been an emotional 24 hours.
진심이라서 감정이 복받치나 봐요
He's getting emotional right now, because this is real.
이 사람 감정이 좀 복받쳤나 봐요
That's a good thing. It's good.
언니의 죽음 때문에 감정이 복받쳤나 봐
I suppose it's all the emotion concerning Agnes' death.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 복받치다 in Korean?
복받치다 (to well up) is 복받쳐요 in the polite 해요체, 복받칩니다 in formal 합니다체, 복받쳐 in casual 반말 and 복받친다 in the plain written style. The past is 복받쳤어요.
What is the past tense of 복받치다?
복받쳤어요 in everyday polite speech, 복받쳤습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 복받쳐 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 복받치다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 복받칩니다, 복받쳐, 복받치니 all keep 복받치 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 복받치다?
It carries no TOPIK grade. That is a fact about the published word lists rather than about the word — it conjugates by exactly the same rules as everything else.
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