닥치다

to approach

TOPIK 5 5급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
닥치는
아/어Infinitive
닥쳐
-으니Since
닥치니
합니다Formal
닥칩니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 닥쳐요닥칩니다닥쳐닥친다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 닥쳤어요닥쳤습니다닥쳤어닥쳤다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 닥치겠어요닥치겠습니다닥치겠어닥치겠다
-을 것이다Going to 닥칠 거예요닥칠 것입니다닥칠 거야닥칠 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 닥쳐요?닥칩니까?닥쳐?닥치니?
과거Past 닥쳤어요?닥쳤습니까?닥쳤어?닥쳤니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 닥치세요닥치십시오닥쳐닥쳐라
청유Let's 닥쳐요닥칩시다닥쳐닥치자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 닥쳐요안 닥칩니다안 닥쳐안 닥친다
-지 않다Not (long) 닥치지 않아요닥치지 않습니다닥치지 않아닥치지 않는다
못Cannot 못 닥쳐요못 닥칩니다못 닥쳐못 닥친다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 닥치세요닥치십니다닥치셔닥치신다
과거Past 닥치셨어요닥치셨습니다닥치셨어닥치셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
닥치는
과거Past
닥친
미래Future
닥칠
회상Used to
닥치던

Joining clauses

-고and
닥치고
-게-ly / so that
닥치게
-어서so / and then
닥쳐서
-으니까since
닥치니까
-으면if / when
닥치면
-지만but
닥치지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
닥치는데
-어도even if
닥쳐도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 닥치고 있어요닥치고 있습니다닥치고 있어닥치고 있다
과거Was doing 닥치고 있었어요닥치고 있었습니다닥치고 있었어닥치고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

그런데 이들에게 위기가 닥치게 됩니다.

But this pod has been in trouble.

3년 전의 비극이 닥치기 전까지는 말이죠.

At least, we have until three years ago, when tragedy struck.

그런 일이 닥칠 지 몰랐고 선택권도 없었습니다.

They didn't see it coming, and they didn't have a choice.

갑자기 닥친 위기에 맞서 우리는 체계적으로 맞섭니다.

Suddenly, we see a threat, we get organized.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 닥치다 in Korean?

닥치다 (to approach) is 닥쳐요 in the polite 해요체, 닥칩니다 in formal 합니다체, 닥쳐 in casual 반말 and 닥친다 in the plain written style. The past is 닥쳤어요.

What is the past tense of 닥치다?

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

Is 닥치다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 닥칩니다, 닥쳐, 닥치니 all keep 닥치 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 닥치다?

5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.

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