댕기다 Korean verb conjugation
to light, to kindle
Every form of 댕기다 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
- 댕기는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 댕겨
- -으니Since
- 댕기니
- 합니다Formal
- 댕깁니다
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 | 댕겨요 | 댕깁니다 | 댕겨 | 댕긴다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 댕겼어요 | 댕겼습니다 | 댕겼어 | 댕겼다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 댕기겠어요 | 댕기겠습니다 | 댕기겠어 | 댕기겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 댕길 거예요 | 댕길 것입니다 | 댕길 거야 | 댕길 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 댕겨요? | 댕깁니까? | 댕겨? | 댕기니? |
| 과거Past | 댕겼어요? | 댕겼습니까? | 댕겼어? | 댕겼니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 댕기세요 | 댕기십시오 | 댕겨 | 댕겨라 |
| 청유Let's | 댕겨요 | 댕깁시다 | 댕겨 | 댕기자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 댕겨요 | 안 댕깁니다 | 안 댕겨 | 안 댕긴다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 댕기지 않아요 | 댕기지 않습니다 | 댕기지 않아 | 댕기지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 댕겨요 | 못 댕깁니다 | 못 댕겨 | 못 댕긴다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 댕기세요 | 댕기십니다 | 댕기셔 | 댕기신다 |
| 과거Past | 댕기셨어요 | 댕기셨습니다 | 댕기셨어 | 댕기셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 댕기는
- 과거Past
- 댕긴
- 미래Future
- 댕길
- 회상Used to
- 댕기던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 댕기고
- -게-ly / so that
- 댕기게
- -어서so / and then
- 댕겨서
- -으니까since
- 댕기니까
- -으면if / when
- 댕기면
- -지만but
- 댕기지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 댕기는데
- -어도even if
- 댕겨도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 댕기고 있어요 | 댕기고 있습니다 | 댕기고 있어 | 댕기고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 댕기고 있었어요 | 댕기고 있었습니다 | 댕기고 있었어 | 댕기고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에 3을 댕기다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
와 그리 댕기노? 정신 쌍그럽구로.
Why are you going back and forth like that? It's disorienting.
핵교는 멫일부터 댕기냐?
From what day do you attend school?
힘도 없는 노인네가 어떻게 그런 험한 산길을 댕기셨는지 참말로 기도 안 차요
I still don't know how she managed to walk through such rough mountain routes.
큰집에만 내 부자 할줄 아는교? 돈이 돌아 댕기는데.
Does only our oldest uncle's home know how to be rich? Money circulates anyways.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 댕기다 in Korean?
댕기다 (to light, to kindle) is 댕겨요 in the polite 해요체, 댕깁니다 in formal 합니다체, 댕겨 in casual 반말 and 댕긴다 in the plain written style. The past is 댕겼어요.
What is the past tense of 댕기다?
댕겼어요 in everyday polite speech, 댕겼습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 댕겨 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 댕기다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 댕깁니다, 댕겨, 댕기니 all keep 댕기 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 댕기다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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