다잡다 Korean verb conjugation

to hold tightly

Every form of 다잡다 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
다잡는
아/어Infinitive
다잡아
-으니Since
다잡으니
합니다Formal
다잡습니다

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.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 다잡아요다잡습니다다잡아다잡는다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 다잡았어요다잡았습니다다잡았어다잡았다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 다잡겠어요다잡겠습니다다잡겠어다잡겠다
-을 것이다Going to 다잡을 거예요다잡을 것입니다다잡을 거야다잡을 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 다잡아요?다잡습니까?다잡아?다잡니?
과거Past 다잡았어요?다잡았습니까?다잡았어?다잡았니?

명령Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 다잡으세요다잡으십시오다잡아다잡아라
청유Let's 다잡아요다잡읍시다다잡아다잡자

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 다잡아요안 다잡습니다안 다잡아안 다잡는다
-지 않다Not (long) 다잡지 않아요다잡지 않습니다다잡지 않아다잡지 않는다
Cannot 못 다잡아요못 다잡습니다못 다잡아못 다잡는다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 다잡으세요다잡으십니다다잡으셔다잡으신다
과거Past 다잡으셨어요다잡으셨습니다다잡으셨어다잡으셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
다잡는
과거Past
다잡은
미래Future
다잡을
회상Used to
다잡던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
다잡고
-게-ly / so that
다잡게
-어서so / and then
다잡아서
-으니까since
다잡으니까
-으면if / when
다잡으면
-지만but
다잡지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
다잡는데
-어도even if
다잡아도

진행In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 다잡고 있어요다잡고 있습니다다잡고 있어다잡고 있다
과거Was doing 다잡고 있었어요다잡고 있었습니다다잡고 있었어다잡고 있었다

문형Sentence patterns

How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.

예문In real sentences

From the dictionary, each with its translation.

2년 동안 저희는 스스로를 다잡아보려고 노력했고 그것이 5년이 되고 10년이 되었습니다.

And for two years, we tried to sort ourselves out, and then for five and on and off for 10.

마음을 다잡고 아이를 놓아줘야 했습니다. 무척 힘들었습니다.

I had to have the strength to let him go, which was extremely difficult.

하지만 곧 마음을 다잡고 새 꿈을 찾기 시작했습니다. 그리고 과학자가 되기로 했습니다. 차세대 알버트 아인슈타인 말이죠.

But I gathered myself, went off in search of a new dream, eventually settling on being a scientist, perhaps something like the next Albert Einstein.

태국 말로, 마음을 다잡고 어떤 일에 전념할 때 땅짜이를 외치곤 합니다.

In Thai language, when you commit to do something, you put tangjai in front of your word, so your heart will be in your action.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 다잡다 in Korean?

다잡다 (to hold tightly) is 다잡아요 in the polite 해요체, 다잡습니다 in formal 합니다체, 다잡아 in casual 반말 and 다잡는다 in the plain written style. The past is 다잡았어요.

What is the past tense of 다잡다?

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

Is 다잡다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 다잡습니다, 다잡아, 다잡으니 all keep 다잡 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 다잡다?

It carries no TOPIK grade. That is a fact about the published word lists rather than about the word — it conjugates by exactly the same rules as everything else.

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