챙기다

to pack

TOPIK 3 3급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
챙기는
아/어Infinitive
챙겨
-으니Since
챙기니
합니다Formal
챙깁니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 챙겨요챙깁니다챙겨챙긴다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 챙겼어요챙겼습니다챙겼어챙겼다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 챙기겠어요챙기겠습니다챙기겠어챙기겠다
-을 것이다Going to 챙길 거예요챙길 것입니다챙길 거야챙길 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 챙겨요?챙깁니까?챙겨?챙기니?
과거Past 챙겼어요?챙겼습니까?챙겼어?챙겼니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 챙기세요챙기십시오챙겨챙겨라
청유Let's 챙겨요챙깁시다챙겨챙기자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 챙겨요안 챙깁니다안 챙겨안 챙긴다
-지 않다Not (long) 챙기지 않아요챙기지 않습니다챙기지 않아챙기지 않는다
못Cannot 못 챙겨요못 챙깁니다못 챙겨못 챙긴다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 챙기세요챙기십니다챙기셔챙기신다
과거Past 챙기셨어요챙기셨습니다챙기셨어챙기셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
챙기는
과거Past
챙긴
미래Future
챙길
회상Used to
챙기던

Joining clauses

-고and
챙기고
-게-ly / so that
챙기게
-어서so / and then
챙겨서
-으니까since
챙기니까
-으면if / when
챙기면
-지만but
챙기지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
챙기는데
-어도even if
챙겨도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 챙기고 있어요챙기고 있습니다챙기고 있어챙기고 있다
과거Was doing 챙기고 있었어요챙기고 있었습니다챙기고 있었어챙기고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

난 항상 제대로 챙겨 먹는 건 아니야.

I don't always eat properly.

몸이 아플 때만 아니라 정신 건강을 챙기는 겁니다.

It's not just physical sick days, it's mental health days.

걸칠 거리라도 좀 챙겨올 걸 그랬네.

I should have brought a shmata.

관계에서 자기 이익만을 챙기는 사람입니다.

Takers are self-serving in their interactions.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 챙기다 in Korean?

챙기다 (to pack) is 챙겨요 in the polite 해요체, 챙깁니다 in formal 합니다체, 챙겨 in casual 반말 and 챙긴다 in the plain written style. The past is 챙겼어요.

What is the past tense of 챙기다?

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

Is 챙기다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 챙깁니다, 챙겨, 챙기니 all keep 챙기 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 챙기다?

3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.

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