채다

to seize, to snatch

TOPIK 6 6급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
채는
아/어Infinitive
채
-으니Since
채니
합니다Formal
챕니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 채요챕니다채챈다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 챘어요챘습니다챘어챘다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 채겠어요채겠습니다채겠어채겠다
-을 것이다Going to 챌 거예요챌 것입니다챌 거야챌 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 채요?챕니까?채?채니?
과거Past 챘어요?챘습니까?챘어?챘니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 채세요채십시오채채라
청유Let's 채요챕시다채채자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 채요안 챕니다안 채안 챈다
-지 않다Not (long) 채지 않아요채지 않습니다채지 않아채지 않는다
못Cannot 못 채요못 챕니다못 채못 챈다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 채세요채십니다채셔채신다
과거Past 채셨어요채셨습니다채셨어채셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
채는
과거Past
챈
미래Future
챌
회상Used to
채던

Joining clauses

-고and
채고
-게-ly / so that
채게
-어서so / and then
채서
-으니까since
채니까
-으면if / when
채면
-지만but
채지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
채는데
-어도even if
채도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 채고 있어요채고 있습니다채고 있어채고 있다
과거Was doing 채고 있었어요채고 있었습니다채고 있었어채고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

도둑이 가방을 채 갔다.

A thief snatched away the bag.

톰이 다른 점을 눈치챘는지 의문스러워.

I wonder if Tom noticed the difference.

아무도 눈치 못 채셨나요?

No one's noticed, have they yet?

눈치채진 못했을 겁니다. 좋아요.

I don't think they noticed. OK.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 채다 in Korean?

채다 (to seize, to snatch) is 채요 in the polite 해요체, 챕니다 in formal 합니다체, 채 in casual 반말 and 챈다 in the plain written style. The past is 챘어요.

What is the past tense of 채다?

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

Is 채다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 챕니다, 채, 채니 all keep 채 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 채다?

6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.

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