침묵하다 Korean verb conjugation
to be silent
Every form of 침묵하다 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
- 침묵하는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 침묵하
- -으니Since
- 침묵하니
- 합니다Formal
- 침묵합니다
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 | 침묵하요 | 침묵합니다 | 침묵하 | 침묵한다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 침묵핬어요 | 침묵핬습니다 | 침묵핬어 | 침묵핬다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 침묵하겠어요 | 침묵하겠습니다 | 침묵하겠어 | 침묵하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 침묵할 거예요 | 침묵할 것입니다 | 침묵할 거야 | 침묵할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 침묵하요? | 침묵합니까? | 침묵하? | 침묵하니? |
| 과거Past | 침묵핬어요? | 침묵핬습니까? | 침묵핬어? | 침묵핬니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 침묵하세요 | 침묵하십시오 | 침묵하 | 침묵하라 |
| 청유Let's | 침묵하요 | 침묵합시다 | 침묵하 | 침묵하자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 침묵하요 | 안 침묵합니다 | 안 침묵하 | 안 침묵한다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 침묵하지 않아요 | 침묵하지 않습니다 | 침묵하지 않아 | 침묵하지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 침묵하요 | 못 침묵합니다 | 못 침묵하 | 못 침묵한다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 침묵하세요 | 침묵하십니다 | 침묵하셔 | 침묵하신다 |
| 과거Past | 침묵하셨어요 | 침묵하셨습니다 | 침묵하셨어 | 침묵하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 침묵하는
- 과거Past
- 침묵한
- 미래Future
- 침묵할
- 회상Used to
- 침묵하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 침묵하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 침묵하게
- -어서so / and then
- 침묵하서
- -으니까since
- 침묵하니까
- -으면if / when
- 침묵하면
- -지만but
- 침묵하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 침묵하는데
- -어도even if
- 침묵하도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 침묵하고 있어요 | 침묵하고 있습니다 | 침묵하고 있어 | 침묵하고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 침묵하고 있었어요 | 침묵하고 있었습니다 | 침묵하고 있었어 | 침묵하고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 침묵하다
- 1이 2에 침묵하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
음악가들은 침묵했고, 소녀들은 매질을 당했고, 가수들은 살해됐죠.
Musicians were silenced, girls were flogged and singers were killed.
잠시 다같이 침묵해봅시다.
Let's start with silence.
스스로 침묵하는 여성이 되고,
They grow up to be women who silence themselves.
저 또한, 처음에는 침묵했습니다.
I, too, was silent in the beginning.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 침묵하다 in Korean?
침묵하다 (to be silent) is 침묵하요 in the polite 해요체, 침묵합니다 in formal 합니다체, 침묵하 in casual 반말 and 침묵한다 in the plain written style. The past is 침묵핬어요.
What is the past tense of 침묵하다?
침묵핬어요 in everyday polite speech, 침묵핬습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 침묵하 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 침묵하다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 침묵합니다, 침묵하, 침묵하니 all keep 침묵하 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 침묵하다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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