붙잡히다 Korean verb conjugation
to be caught
Every form of 붙잡히다 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
- 붙잡히는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 붙잡혀
- -으니Since
- 붙잡히니
- 합니다Formal
- 붙잡힙니다
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 | 붙잡혀요 | 붙잡힙니다 | 붙잡혀 | 붙잡힌다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 붙잡혔어요 | 붙잡혔습니다 | 붙잡혔어 | 붙잡혔다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 붙잡히겠어요 | 붙잡히겠습니다 | 붙잡히겠어 | 붙잡히겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 붙잡힐 거예요 | 붙잡힐 것입니다 | 붙잡힐 거야 | 붙잡힐 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 붙잡혀요? | 붙잡힙니까? | 붙잡혀? | 붙잡히니? |
| 과거Past | 붙잡혔어요? | 붙잡혔습니까? | 붙잡혔어? | 붙잡혔니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 붙잡히세요 | 붙잡히십시오 | 붙잡혀 | 붙잡혀라 |
| 청유Let's | 붙잡혀요 | 붙잡힙시다 | 붙잡혀 | 붙잡히자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 붙잡혀요 | 안 붙잡힙니다 | 안 붙잡혀 | 안 붙잡힌다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 붙잡히지 않아요 | 붙잡히지 않습니다 | 붙잡히지 않아 | 붙잡히지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 붙잡혀요 | 못 붙잡힙니다 | 못 붙잡혀 | 못 붙잡힌다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 붙잡히세요 | 붙잡히십니다 | 붙잡히셔 | 붙잡히신다 |
| 과거Past | 붙잡히셨어요 | 붙잡히셨습니다 | 붙잡히셨어 | 붙잡히셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 붙잡히는
- 과거Past
- 붙잡힌
- 미래Future
- 붙잡힐
- 회상Used to
- 붙잡히던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 붙잡히고
- -게-ly / so that
- 붙잡히게
- -어서so / and then
- 붙잡혀서
- -으니까since
- 붙잡히니까
- -으면if / when
- 붙잡히면
- -지만but
- 붙잡히지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 붙잡히는데
- -어도even if
- 붙잡혀도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 붙잡히고 있어요 | 붙잡히고 있습니다 | 붙잡히고 있어 | 붙잡히고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 붙잡히고 있었어요 | 붙잡히고 있었습니다 | 붙잡히고 있었어 | 붙잡히고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에/에게 잡히다
- 1이 2에/에게 붙잡히다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
문제는 그러다 붙잡히는 것이었죠.
The problem was getting caught.
결국은 실패하고 적에게 붙잡혔지
In the end, he failed and was caught.
그도 너의 한스처럼 붙잡혀 왔어
He was taken here, just like your Hans.
약으로 붙잡히는 건 정말 나쁜 거야
It's a tough rap to get caught with this!
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 붙잡히다 in Korean?
붙잡히다 (to be caught) is 붙잡혀요 in the polite 해요체, 붙잡힙니다 in formal 합니다체, 붙잡혀 in casual 반말 and 붙잡힌다 in the plain written style. The past is 붙잡혔어요.
What is the past tense of 붙잡히다?
붙잡혔어요 in everyday polite speech, 붙잡혔습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 붙잡혀 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 붙잡히다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 붙잡힙니다, 붙잡혀, 붙잡히니 all keep 붙잡히 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 붙잡히다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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