닥치다 Korean verb conjugation

to approach

TOPIK 5 5급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Every form of 닥치다 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
닥치는
아/어Infinitive
닥쳐
-으니Since
닥치니
합니다Formal
닥칩니다

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 닥쳐요닥칩니다닥쳐닥친다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 닥쳤어요닥쳤습니다닥쳤어닥쳤다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

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

의문Questions

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

명령Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 닥치세요닥치십시오닥쳐닥쳐라
청유Let's 닥쳐요닥칩시다닥쳐닥치자

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 닥쳐요안 닥칩니다안 닥쳐안 닥친다
-지 않다Not (long) 닥치지 않아요닥치지 않습니다닥치지 않아닥치지 않는다
Cannot 못 닥쳐요못 닥칩니다못 닥쳐못 닥친다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 닥치세요닥치십니다닥치셔닥치신다
과거Past 닥치셨어요닥치셨습니다닥치셨어닥치셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
닥치는
과거Past
닥친
미래Future
닥칠
회상Used to
닥치던

연결Joining 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

진행In progress

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

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.

자주 묻는 질문Common 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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Conjugations are generated by this site's own engine and checked against the 9,380 forms the dictionary publishes on every build.