붙잡다 Korean verb conjugation
to seize, to grab
Every form of 붙잡다 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
- 붙잡는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 붙잡아
- -으니Since
- 붙잡으니
- 합니다Formal
- 붙잡습니다
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 | 붙잡아요 | 붙잡습니다 | 붙잡아 | 붙잡는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 붙잡았어요 | 붙잡았습니다 | 붙잡았어 | 붙잡았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 붙잡겠어요 | 붙잡겠습니다 | 붙잡겠어 | 붙잡겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 붙잡을 거예요 | 붙잡을 것입니다 | 붙잡을 거야 | 붙잡을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 붙잡아요? | 붙잡습니까? | 붙잡아? | 붙잡니? |
| 과거Past | 붙잡았어요? | 붙잡았습니까? | 붙잡았어? | 붙잡았니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 붙잡으세요 | 붙잡으십시오 | 붙잡아 | 붙잡아라 |
| 청유Let's | 붙잡아요 | 붙잡읍시다 | 붙잡아 | 붙잡자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 붙잡아요 | 안 붙잡습니다 | 안 붙잡아 | 안 붙잡는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 붙잡지 않아요 | 붙잡지 않습니다 | 붙잡지 않아 | 붙잡지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 붙잡아요 | 못 붙잡습니다 | 못 붙잡아 | 못 붙잡는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 붙잡으세요 | 붙잡으십니다 | 붙잡으셔 | 붙잡으신다 |
| 과거Past | 붙잡으셨어요 | 붙잡으셨습니다 | 붙잡으셨어 | 붙잡으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 붙잡는
- 과거Past
- 붙잡은
- 미래Future
- 붙잡을
- 회상Used to
- 붙잡던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 붙잡고
- -게-ly / so that
- 붙잡게
- -어서so / and then
- 붙잡아서
- -으니까since
- 붙잡으니까
- -으면if / when
- 붙잡으면
- -지만but
- 붙잡지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 붙잡는데
- -어도even if
- 붙잡아도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 붙잡고 있어요 | 붙잡고 있습니다 | 붙잡고 있어 | 붙잡고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 붙잡고 있었어요 | 붙잡고 있었습니다 | 붙잡고 있었어 | 붙잡고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 붙잡다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
무언가가 당신이 너무 행복해지지 못하게 붙잡고 있어요.
There's something holding you back, holding you back from getting too happy.
제가 여기 올 때도, 사람들이 공항에서 저를 붙잡았거든요.
Even when I was coming here, people stopped me at the airport.
그녀를 붙잡고 계신가요?
Are you holding her?
가? 나 붙잡지 마
You want me to go away?
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 붙잡다 in Korean?
붙잡다 (to seize, to grab) is 붙잡아요 in the polite 해요체, 붙잡습니다 in formal 합니다체, 붙잡아 in casual 반말 and 붙잡는다 in the plain written style. The past is 붙잡았어요.
What is the past tense of 붙잡다?
붙잡았어요 in everyday polite speech, 붙잡았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 붙잡아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 붙잡다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 붙잡습니다, 붙잡아, 붙잡으니 all keep 붙잡 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 붙잡다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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