닦다 Korean verb conjugation
to polish
Every form of 닦다 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
- 닦는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 닦아
- -으니Since
- 닦으니
- 합니다Formal
- 닦습니다
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 | 닦아요 | 닦습니다 | 닦아 | 닦는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 닦았어요 | 닦았습니다 | 닦았어 | 닦았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 닦겠어요 | 닦겠습니다 | 닦겠어 | 닦겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 닦을 거예요 | 닦을 것입니다 | 닦을 거야 | 닦을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 닦아요? | 닦습니까? | 닦아? | 닦니? |
| 과거Past | 닦았어요? | 닦았습니까? | 닦았어? | 닦았니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 닦으세요 | 닦으십시오 | 닦아 | 닦아라 |
| 청유Let's | 닦아요 | 닦읍시다 | 닦아 | 닦자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 닦아요 | 안 닦습니다 | 안 닦아 | 안 닦는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 닦지 않아요 | 닦지 않습니다 | 닦지 않아 | 닦지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 닦아요 | 못 닦습니다 | 못 닦아 | 못 닦는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 닦으세요 | 닦으십니다 | 닦으셔 | 닦으신다 |
| 과거Past | 닦으셨어요 | 닦으셨습니다 | 닦으셨어 | 닦으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 닦는
- 과거Past
- 닦은
- 미래Future
- 닦을
- 회상Used to
- 닦던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 닦고
- -게-ly / so that
- 닦게
- -어서so / and then
- 닦아서
- -으니까since
- 닦으니까
- -으면if / when
- 닦으면
- -지만but
- 닦지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 닦는데
- -어도even if
- 닦아도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 닦고 있어요 | 닦고 있습니다 | 닦고 있어 | 닦고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 닦고 있었어요 | 닦고 있었습니다 | 닦고 있었어 | 닦고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 닦다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
네. 잘 닦고 있죠?
So we see people brushing their teeth.
이를 닦아라!
Brush your teeth!
그냥 이 닦는 모습이에요
This is me brushing my teeth.
자기 전에 꼭 이 닦으라고?
To tell me not to forget to brush my teeth before bed!
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 닦다 in Korean?
닦다 (to polish) is 닦아요 in the polite 해요체, 닦습니다 in formal 합니다체, 닦아 in casual 반말 and 닦는다 in the plain written style. The past is 닦았어요.
What is the past tense of 닦다?
닦았어요 in everyday polite speech, 닦았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 닦아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 닦다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 닦습니다, 닦아, 닦으니 all keep 닦 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 닦다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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