닦다

to polish

TOPIK 2 2급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
닦는
아/어Infinitive
닦아
-으니Since
닦으니
합니다Formal
닦습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 닦아요닦습니다닦아닦는다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 닦았어요닦았습니다닦았어닦았다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 닦겠어요닦겠습니다닦겠어닦겠다
-을 것이다Going to 닦을 거예요닦을 것입니다닦을 거야닦을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 닦아요?닦습니까?닦아?닦니?
과거Past 닦았어요?닦았습니까?닦았어?닦았니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 닦으세요닦으십시오닦아닦아라
청유Let's 닦아요닦읍시다닦아닦자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 닦아요안 닦습니다안 닦아안 닦는다
-지 않다Not (long) 닦지 않아요닦지 않습니다닦지 않아닦지 않는다
못Cannot 못 닦아요못 닦습니다못 닦아못 닦는다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 닦으세요닦으십니다닦으셔닦으신다
과거Past 닦으셨어요닦으셨습니다닦으셨어닦으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
닦는
과거Past
닦은
미래Future
닦을
회상Used to
닦던

Joining 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

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 닦고 있어요닦고 있습니다닦고 있어닦고 있다
과거Was doing 닦고 있었어요닦고 있었습니다닦고 있었어닦고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

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!

Common 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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